(2326) Tololo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 1965 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Tololo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tololo is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2326
Provisional designation1965 QC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter42.5 km (#907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0470
Rotation period9.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.94
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.40 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination15.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

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

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