(2136) Jugta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Named in honor of J. U. Gunter and his publication “Tonight's Asteroids”. This publication has been extraordinarily successful at interesting the general public in minor planets and has inspired countless amateur and several professional astronomers to study these objects. Name proposed by E. Fogelin; endorsed by C. M. Bardwell, D. W. E. Green and B. G. Marsden.Naming citation (MPC 5284), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jugta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jugta is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2136 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 OC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.2 km (#2,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.122 |
| Rotation period | 6.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0404 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.