(2195) Tengstrom Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1941 by L. Oterma at Turku.

Where Tengstrom is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tengstrom is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2195
Provisional designation1941 SP1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.63 km (#6,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.343
Rotation period2.82 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.59
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination4.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.998 au

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

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