(2089) Cetacea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1977 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Cetacea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cetacea is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2089 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 VF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.1 km (#2,857 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Rotation period | 207 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2779) Mary
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