(2842) Unsold Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 1950 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Unsold is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Unsold is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2842 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 OD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Rotation period | 49.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0983 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 July 1950
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