(2226) Cunitza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1936 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.
Named by the discoverer for the family of his sister-in-law, Lydia Cunitz.Naming citation (MPC 5451), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cunitza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cunitza is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2226 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 QC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,236 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0822 |
| Inclination | 2.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.