(2281) Biela Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1971 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Where Biela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Biela is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2281 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 UQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.05 km (#8,841 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 54.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 1.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1971
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- (1841) Masaryk
- (1865) Cerberus
- (1894) Haffner
- (1895) Larink
- (1896) Beer
- (1897) Hind
- (1898) Cowell
- (1899) Crommelin
- (1932) Jansky
- (1995) Hajek
- (2047) Smetana