(2504) Gaviola Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 May 1967 by Cesco, C. U., Klemola, A. R. at El Leoncito.

Where Gaviola is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaviola is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2504
Provisional designation1967 JO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.301
Rotation period8.74 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.0
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.53 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0852
Inclination4.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

Also discovered on 6 May 1967

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