(2591) Dworetsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 August 1949 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Dworetsky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dworetsky is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2591
Provisional designation1949 PS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.9 km (#3,741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.291
Rotation period12.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.62
Orbital period5.03 years
Semi-major axis2.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0400
Inclination1.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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