(2717) Tellervo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1940 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Tellervo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tellervo is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2717 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 WJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.99 km (#5,767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 4.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.720 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.