(2676) Aarhus Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Aarhus is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aarhus is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2676
Provisional designation1933 QV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.04 km (#6,531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.227
Rotation period8.95 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.01
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination4.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 25 August 1933

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