(2761) Eddington Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Eddington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eddington is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2761 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 AE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.9 km (#2,918 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 January 1981
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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