(2718) Handley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 1951 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
Where Handley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Handley is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2718 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 OM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.3 km (#1,667 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 13.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by E. L. Johnson
- (1568) Aisleen
- (1580) Betulia
- (1585) Union
- (1607) Mavis
- (1609) Brenda
- (1618) Dawn
- (1623) Vivian
- (1731) Smuts
- (1760) Sandra
- (1819) Laputa
- (1885) Herero
- (1922) Zulu
← (2717) Tellervo · (2719) Suzhou →