(2799) Justus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Justus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Justus is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2799 |
| Provisional designation | 3071 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.27 km (#14,560 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.416 |
| Rotation period | 3.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 5.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.