(2293) Guernica Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Guernica is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guernica is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2293
Provisional designation1977 EH1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period6.41 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.35
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination0.587°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 13 March 1977

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