(2460) Mitlincoln Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 1980 by Taff, L. G., Beatty, D. at Socorro.
Where Mitlincoln is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitlincoln is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2460 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.26 km (#5,571 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.203 |
| Rotation period | 3.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.