(2511) Patterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 June 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Patterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patterson is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2511 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 LM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.85 km (#6,730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 4.14 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 8.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.