(75569) IRSOL Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 January 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

The Institute IRSOL (Istituto Ricerche Solari), located in Locarno, is a leading observatory in the field of solar spectropolarimetry.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where IRSOL is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsIRSOLIRSOL

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: IRSOL is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number75569
Provisional designation2000 AD2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.54 km (#16,188 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.109
Absolute magnitude (H)16.19
Orbital period3.92 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination6.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.992 au

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

Also discovered on 2 January 2000

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