(2906) Caltech Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Caltech is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caltech is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2906 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 58.7 km (#605 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 30.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.