(2806) Graz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 April 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Graz is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGrazGraz

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Graz is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2806
Provisional designation1953 GG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.1 km (#3,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Absolute magnitude (H)13.41
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0469
Inclination2.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 April 1953

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