(2999) Dante Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1981 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Dante is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dante is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2999 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 CY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.89 km (#7,775 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.128 |
| Rotation period | 49.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 6.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.