(2307) Garuda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1957 by La Plata at La Plata.
Where Garuda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garuda is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2307 |
| Provisional designation | 1957 HJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.1 km (#968 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 29.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 7.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.