(2588) Flavia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1981 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Where Flavia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flavia is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2588 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 VQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,672 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 2.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 November 1981
- (2525) O'Steen
- (3434) Hurless
- (5049) Sherlock
- (7863) Turnbull
- (11823) Christen
- (13001) Woodney
- (13487) Novosyadlyj
More named asteroids discovered by B. A. Skiff
- (2525) O'Steen
- (2864) Soderblom
- (2881) Meiden
- (3140) Stellafane
- (3153) Lincoln
- (3154) Grant
- (3155) Lee
- (3325) TARDIS
- (3434) Hurless
- (3505) Byrd
- (3617) Eicher
- (3637) O'Meara
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