(2252) CERGA Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1978 by K. Tomita at Caussols.
Named for the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Geodynamiques et Astronomiques, which operates the 0.9-m Schmidt telescope at Caussols-Cipieres with which this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (MPC 5451), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where CERGA is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: CERGA is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2252 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,425 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 17.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0727 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 November 1978
- (3056) INAG
- (4051) Hatanaka
- (5545) Makarov
- (8788) Labeyrie
- (8986) Kineyayasuyo
- (10675) Kharlamov
- (11258) Aoyama