(2589) Daniel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
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Where Daniel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daniel is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2589 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.43 km (#5,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 2.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 1979
- (2694) Pino Torinese
- (3005) Pervictoralex
- (3331) Kvistaberg
- (5088) Tancredi
- (6686) Hernius
- (7217) Dacke
- (8793) Thomasmuller
- (9273) Schloerb
- (9831) Simongreen
- (9919) Undset
- (10021) Henja
- (11449) Stephwerner
More named asteroids discovered by C.-I. Lagerkvist
- (2114) Wallenquist
- (2191) Uppsala
- (2274) Ehrsson
- (2694) Pino Torinese
- (2744) Birgitta
- (2902) Westerlund
- (3005) Pervictoralex
- (3250) Martebo
- (3331) Kvistaberg
- (3573) Holmberg
- (3634) Iwan
- (4169) Celsius
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