(110299) Iceland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Iceland is a volcanically and geologically active island in the North Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 103,000 square kilometer and population of about 330,000, it is the most sparsely populated country in Europe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iceland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iceland is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110299 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SW266 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0617 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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