(2865) Laurel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1935 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
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Where Laurel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurel is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2865 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 OK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.0 km (#1,692 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Rotation period | 21.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0723 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 July 1935
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