(2485) Scheffler Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Scheffler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scheffler is 3.72 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2485 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 BH |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,509 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.