(2635) Huggins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Huggins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huggins is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2635 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 DS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.46 km (#6,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 3.13 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0779 |
| Inclination | 4.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.