(2002) Euler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 1973 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Euler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Euler is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2002 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 QQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.8 km (#2,233 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 5.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0702 |
| Inclination | 8.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.