(2155) Wodan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Wodan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wodan is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2155
Provisional designation6542 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.51 km (#6,142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.223
Absolute magnitude (H)12.46
Orbital period4.82 years
Semi-major axis2.85 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0796
Inclination2.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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