(2750) Loviisa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 1940 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Loviisa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLoviisaLoviisa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loviisa is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2750
Provisional designation1940 YK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.92 km (#10,757 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.228
Rotation period200 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.39
Orbital period3.29 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.38 au
Eccentricity0.0750
Inclination5.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

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