(2673) Lossignol Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 May 1980 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Lossignol is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lossignol is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2673
Provisional designation1980 KN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.1 km (#3,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0770
Rotation period4.09 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.71 au
Eccentricity0.162
Inclination2.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

Also discovered on 22 May 1980

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