(2561) Margolin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Margolin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margolin is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2561 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 TK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,309 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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