(2881) Meiden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Where Meiden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meiden is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2881 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.67 km (#9,446 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Rotation period | 3.48 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.916 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 January 1983
- (2864) Soderblom
- (3614) Tumilty
- (3819) Robinson
- (3872) Akirafujii
- (4147) Lennon
- (4783) Wasson
- (5460) Tsenaat'a'i
- (13006) Schwaar