(2600) Lumme Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 November 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Lumme is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLummeLumme

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lumme is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2600
Provisional designation1980 VP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.1 km (#3,123 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.196
Absolute magnitude (H)11.72
Orbital period5.23 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.0938
Inclination11.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.72 au

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

Also discovered on 9 November 1980

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