(2079) Jacchia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1976 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Jacchia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacchia is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2079 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 DB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.94 km (#5,797 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 5.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0793 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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