(2443) Tomeileen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Tomeileen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomeileen is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2443
Provisional designationA906 BJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter31.9 km (#1,284 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.199
Rotation period7.95 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.29
Orbital period5.21 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.0524
Inclination11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

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