(2026) Cottrell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Cottrell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cottrell is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2026 |
| Provisional designation | 1955 FF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.3 km (#3,322 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 4.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 2.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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