(2870) Haupt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 June 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Haupt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haupt is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2870 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 LD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.9 km (#3,159 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 274 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 4.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.