(2231) Durrell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1941 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Durrell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Durrell is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2231 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 SG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.8 km (#2,935 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 8.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 September 1941
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- (1314) Paula
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