(2267) Agassiz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Named in memory of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873), Swiss-born naturalist, later a professor at Harvard, where he was the leading U.S. opponent of Darwin; his son Alexander Agassiz (1835-1910), marine zoologist and oceanographer; and his grandson George Russell Agassiz (1862-1951), for many years a friend and benefactor of the Harvard Observatory and for whom the Agassiz Station is named.Naming citation (MPC 5451), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Agassiz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agassiz is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2267 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,441 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 52.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 1.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.894 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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