(2882) Tedesco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Tedesco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tedesco is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2882 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 OG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.9 km (#1,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 19.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 0.288° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.