(2941) Alden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1930 by C. W. Tombaugh at Flagstaff.
Where Alden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alden is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2941 |
| Provisional designation | 1930 YV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,968 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 64.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0896 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (3583) Burdett
- (3754) Kathleen
- (3775) Ellenbeth
- (3824) Brendalee
- (4510) Shawna
- (4755) Nicky
- (5701) Baltuck
- (6618) Jimsimons
- (7101) Haritina
- (7150) McKellar
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