(2156) Kate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1917 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.
Named by L. K. Kristensen, who found several of the identifications involving this planet, in honor of his wife.Naming citation (MPC 5284), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Kate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kate is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2156 |
| Provisional designation | A917 SH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.13 km (#6,448 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Rotation period | 5.62 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.791 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 September 1917
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- (749) Malzovia
- (812) Adele
- (849) Ara
- (850) Altona
- (851) Zeissia
- (852) Wladilena
- (853) Nansenia
- (854) Frostia
- (855) Newcombia
- (856) Backlunda
- (857) Glasenappia
- (885) Ulrike
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