(2275) Cuitlahuac Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 June 1979 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.
Where Cuitlahuac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuitlahuac is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2275 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.01 km (#7,626 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Rotation period | 6.29 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 June 1979
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