(2641) Lipschutz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 April 1949 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Lipschutz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lipschutz is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2641
Provisional designation1949 GJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.07 km (#6,504 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.247
Rotation period21.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.03
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.133
Inclination9.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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