(2543) Machado Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1980 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Where Machado is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Machado is 3.81 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2543 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 LJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.5 km (#3,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Rotation period | 38.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.282 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.