(110298) Deceptionisland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Deception Island is the caldera of an active volcanic island off the Antarctic Peninsula. The island previously held a whaling station; it is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deceptionisland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deceptionisland is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110298 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 ST266 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.797 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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