(1988) Delores Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1952 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Delores is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delores is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1988 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 SV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.76 km (#9,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Rotation period | 88.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.928 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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