(2516) Roman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1964 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Roman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roman is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2516 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 VY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.41 km (#11,825 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Rotation period | 2.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 1.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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