(2069) Hubble Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Hubble is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hubble is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2069
Provisional designation1955 FT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter38.5 km (#1,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0430
Rotation period44.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.69
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.75 au
Eccentricity0.191
Inclination9.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

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

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