(2713) Luxembourg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1938 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Luxembourg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luxembourg is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2713 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.1 km (#3,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 3.58 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0274 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 February 1938
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