(2598) Merlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Merlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Merlin is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2598 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 30.8 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 7.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1980
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- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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