(2585) Irpedina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 July 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Irpedina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsIrpedinaIrpedina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irpedina is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2585
Provisional designation1979 OJ15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.05 km (#8,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.698
Rotation period100 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.35
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.236
Inclination5.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.865 au

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

Also discovered on 21 July 1979

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