(2772) Dugan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1979 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Dugan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dugan is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2772 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 XE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.60 km (#5,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 235 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 9.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 December 1979
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2316) Jo-Ann
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- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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