(2558) Viv Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1981 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Viv is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viv is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2558 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 SP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 4.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 September 1981
- (2557) Putnam
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (3256) Daguerre
- (3467) Bernheim
- (3621) Curtis
- (3807) Pagels
- (3898) Curlewis
- (4193) Salanave
More named asteroids discovered by N. G. Thomas
- (2089) Cetacea
- (2366) Aaryn
- (2527) Gregory
- (2556) Louise
- (2612) Kathryn
- (2683) Brian
- (2684) Douglas
- (2764) Moeller
- (2779) Mary
- (2895) Memnon
- (2927) Alamosa
- (2933) Amber
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