(2615) Saito Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1951 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Saito is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saito is 3.58 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2615 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 RJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.6 km (#3,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Rotation period | 15.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 September 1951
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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