(231486) Capefearrock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 2008 by Holmes, R., Devore, H. at Charleston.
Since 1996 dozens of students in Harlan Devore's physics and astronomy research classes at the Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville, NC, have submitted thousands of NEO observations to the Minor Planet Center.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Capefearrock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Capefearrock is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 231486 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 PQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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