(9141) Kapur Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Kapur is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKapurKapur

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kapur is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9141
Provisional designation5174 T-3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.1 km (#2,073 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period5.61 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.78 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.52 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1977

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