(58671) Diplodocus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 1997 by Gustava, C., Rivich, K. at Needville.
Named for one of the largest animals ever to walk on the earth, the Dashing Diplodocus is the premier quarterly publication of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Diplodocus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Diplodocus is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58671 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 YC8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,638 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 6.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 December 1997
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- (11152) Oomine
- (16857) Goodall
- (19370) Yukyung
- (26998) Iriso
- (29514) Karatsu
- (100691) Hasetoshitsuka