(2959) Scholl Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Scholl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scholl is 4.86 au from the Sun and 5.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2959 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RE2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.8 km (#1,236 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 4.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 7.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 5.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.271 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 September 1983
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (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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