(2334) Cuffey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 1962 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Cuffey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuffey is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2334 |
| Provisional designation | 1962 HD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,331 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Rotation period | 5.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0747 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 April 1962
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