(2302) Florya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 October 1972 by N. E. Kurochkin at Nauchnyj.

Where Florya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Florya is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2302
Provisional designation1972 TL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,773 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.329
Rotation period16.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.88
Orbital period4.30 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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