(2455) Somville Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 October 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Somville is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSomvilleSomville

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Somville is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2455
Provisional designation1950 TO4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.1 km (#2,865 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.142
Rotation period2.83 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)12.06
Orbital period4.51 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0856
Inclination7.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.52 au

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

Also discovered on 5 October 1950

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