(2765) Dinant Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.

Where Dinant is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDinantDinant

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dinant is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2765
Provisional designation1981 EY
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.3 km (#1,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Absolute magnitude (H)12.4
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.99 – 3.31 au
Eccentricity0.0507
Inclination14.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.03 au

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

Also discovered on 4 March 1981

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