(2437) Amnestia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1942 by M. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Amnestia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amnestia is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2437 |
| Provisional designation | 1942 RZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.74 km (#7,951 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 85.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.