(2109) Dhotel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Dhotel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dhotel is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2109
Provisional designation1950 TH2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.4 km (#2,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Rotation period32.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.23
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.260
Inclination8.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.987 au

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

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