(2560) Siegma Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Siegma is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSiegmaSiegma

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siegma is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2560
Provisional designation1932 CW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.0 km (#2,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0990
Rotation period10.3 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)12.07
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.0335
Inclination5.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 February 1932

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