(2134) Dennispalm Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 December 1976 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.

Where Dennispalm is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDennispalmDennispalm

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dennispalm is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2134
Provisional designation1976 YB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.01 km (#8,919 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.339
Rotation period4.11 hours
Spectral typeDSU:
Absolute magnitude (H)13.19
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.252
Inclination31.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

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