(2493) Elmer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 1978 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
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Where Elmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elmer is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2493 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.40 km (#7,205 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 8.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 December 1978
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