(2248) Kanda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Kanda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanda is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2248 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 DE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.4 km (#1,590 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Rotation period | 16.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.