(2318) Lubarsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Lubarsky is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLubarskyLubarsky

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lubarsky is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2318
Provisional designation6521 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.70 km (#11,224 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.241
Absolute magnitude (H)13.88
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination3.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.963 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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