(2550) Houssay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Where Houssay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Houssay is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2550 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UP20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.4 km (#1,923 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 9.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Felix Aguilar Observatory
- (2075) Martinez
- (2124) Nissen
- (2189) Zaragoza
- (2219) Mannucci
- (2284) San Juan
- (2311) El Leoncito
- (2381) Landi
- (2490) Bussolini
- (2507) Bobone
- (2548) Leloir
- (2605) Sahade
- (2680) Mateo
← (2549) Baker · (2551) Decabrina →