(2677) Joan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 March 1935 by M. Laugier at Nice.

Where Joan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joan is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2677
Provisional designation1935 FF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.7 km (#2,543 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.130
Rotation period17.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.51
Orbital period5.17 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0528
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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