(2570) Porphyro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Porphyro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Porphyro is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2570 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 PG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.8 km (#1,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 August 1980
- (2522) Triglav
- (2523) Ryba
- (2544) Gubarev
- (3908) Nyx
- (4170) Semmelweis
- (6263) Druckmuller
- (7860) Zahnle
- (8066) Poldimeri
- (8617) Fellous
- (8991) Solidarity
- (11005) Waldtrudering
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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