(2459) Spellmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 June 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Named in honor of the discoverer's father, Leonard Spellmann, who has been a never-failing source of encouragement and support.Naming citation (MPC 6532), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Spellmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spellmann is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2459 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 LB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.8 km (#2,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Rotation period | 6.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0741 |
| Inclination | 9.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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