(1754) Cunningham Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1935 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Cunningham is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCunninghamCunningham

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cunningham is 4.48 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1754
Provisional designation1935 FE
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter79.5 km (#383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0345
Rotation period7.74 hours
Spectral typeP
Absolute magnitude (H)9.9
Orbital period7.80 years
Semi-major axis3.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.27 – 4.59 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination12.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.28 au

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

Also discovered on 29 March 1935

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