(2444) Lederle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1934 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Lederle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lederle is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2444 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 CD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.9 km (#1,363 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 17.9 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.