(2082) Galahad Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Galahad is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galahad is 3.40 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2082
Provisional designation7588 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.1 km (#2,646 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0260
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period4.98 years
Semi-major axis2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination3.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.42 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.