(2468) Repin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Repin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRepinRepin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Repin is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2468
Provisional designation1969 TO1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.22 km (#8,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.346
Rotation period5.12 hours
Spectral typeV
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination5.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.957 au

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

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