(138) Tolosa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 May 1874 by J. Perrotin at Toulouse.

Where Tolosa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTolosaTolosa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tolosa is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number138
Provisional designationA874 KA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter52.9 km (#695 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Rotation period10.1 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.01
Orbital period3.84 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

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