(2528) Mohler Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Mohler is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMohlerMohler

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mohler is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2528
Provisional designation1953 TF1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.4 km (#2,283 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period6.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.38
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination0.513°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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