(249521) Truth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) was an American abolitionist and advocate for women's rights. She delivered the famous speech known as “Ain't I a Woman?” and fought tirelessly against slavery, for universal suffrage and for prison reform.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Truth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Truth is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249521 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CU212 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.72 km (#11,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.304 |
| Inclination | 27.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.