(2888) Hodgson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Hodgson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hodgson is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2888 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 TO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.43 km (#9,830 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.546 |
| Rotation period | 6.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 7.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1982
- (2874) Jim Young
- (3510) Veeder
- (3574) Rudaux
- (3612) Peale
- (3658) Feldman
- (3721) Widorn
- (5367) Sollenberger
- (7866) Sicoli
- (69260) Tonyjudt
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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