(2501) Lohja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Lohja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lohja is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2501 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 GD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 3.81 hours |
| Spectral type | A |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 3.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.