(2129) Cosicosi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

The Italian characterization of indifference.Naming citation (MPC 5359), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cosicosi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cosicosi is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2129
Provisional designation1973 SJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.90 km (#15,443 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.322
Rotation period91.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.67
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.174
Inclination5.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.808 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 27 September 1973

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