(2753) Duncan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 February 1966 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Duncan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duncan is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2753
Provisional designation1966 DH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.2 km (#2,324 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Absolute magnitude (H)12.52
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0397
Inclination6.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

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