(2694) Pino Torinese Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.

Where Pino Torinese is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pino Torinese is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2694
Provisional designation1979 QL1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.57 km (#9,624 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Absolute magnitude (H)13.5
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination1.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 22 August 1979

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