(1685) Toro Apollo

Discovered on 17 July 1948 by C. A. Wirtanen at Mount Hamilton.

Where Toro is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsToroToro

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toro is 1.47 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1685
Provisional designation1948 OA
Orbit classApollo · near-Earth
Diameter3.40 km (#14,223 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.310
Rotation period10.2 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)14.26
Orbital period1.60 years
Semi-major axis1.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion0.771 – 1.96 au
Eccentricity0.436
Inclination9.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.0509 au

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

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