(2496) Fernandus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Fernandus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fernandus is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2496 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 TC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.69 km (#9,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Rotation period | 2.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0333 |
| Inclination | 0.919° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.