(2510) Shandong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Shandong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shandong is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2510 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 TH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.11 km (#5,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Rotation period | 5.95 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.