(2101) Adonis Apollo
Discovered on 12 February 1936 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
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Where Adonis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adonis is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2101 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 CA |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 0.600 km (#17,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.69 |
| Orbital period | 2.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.442 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.764 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0115 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.