(2180) Marjaleena Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1940 by H. Alikoski at Turku.

Where Marjaleena is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marjaleena is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2180
Provisional designation1940 RJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.4 km (#2,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.154
Rotation period7.70 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.25
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0804
Inclination9.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

Also discovered on 8 September 1940

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