(2415) Ganesa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1978 by H. L. Giclas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Ganesa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ganesa is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2415 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 UJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (#3,014 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Rotation period | 6.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0380 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 October 1978
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- (1886) Lowell
- (2061) Anza
- (2118) Flagstaff
- (2201) Oljato
- (2313) Aruna
- (2347) Vinata
- (3110) Wagman
- (3177) Chillicothe
- (3382) Cassidy
- (3487) Edgeworth
- (3695) Fiala
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