(2650) Elinor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 March 1931 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Elinor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elinor is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2650
Provisional designation1931 EG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.5 km (#3,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.238
Rotation period2.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.21
Orbital period4.28 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

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