(2331) Parvulesco Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 March 1936 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Parvulesco is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parvulesco is 1.91 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2331
Provisional designation1936 EA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.71 km (#9,370 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.713
Rotation period32.0 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)12.73
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.220
Inclination3.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.910 au

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

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