(2048) Dwornik Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1973 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Dwornik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dwornik is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2048 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 QA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.61 km (#16,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Rotation period | 3.68 hours |
| Spectral type | E |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 2.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0426 |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
- (2645) Daphne Plane
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