(2942) Cordie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Cordie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cordie is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2942 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 BG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 80.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 6.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 January 1932
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- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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