(2675) Tolkien Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1982 by M. Watt at Anderson Mesa.
Where Tolkien is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tolkien is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2675 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 GB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,591 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Rotation period | 1,060 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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