(2556) Louise Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1981 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Louise is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Louise is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2556 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 CS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 3.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0369 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 February 1981
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- (2089) Cetacea
- (2366) Aaryn
- (2527) Gregory
- (2558) Viv
- (2612) Kathryn
- (2683) Brian
- (2684) Douglas
- (2764) Moeller
- (2779) Mary
- (2895) Memnon
- (2927) Alamosa
- (2933) Amber
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