(2166) Handahl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1936 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Named by D. W. E. Green, who found the identifications for this planet, in honor of his mother, Violet Handahl Green.Naming citation (MPC 5285), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Handahl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Handahl is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2166 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.33 km (#11,991 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.716 |
| Rotation period | 7.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 5.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 August 1936
More named asteroids discovered by G. N. Neujmin
- (748) Simeisa
- (751) Faina
- (752) Sulamitis
- (753) Tiflis
- (762) Pulcova
- (768) Struveana
- (769) Tatjana
- (779) Nina
- (780) Armenia
- (781) Kartvelia
- (787) Moskva
- (789) Lena
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