(2659) Millis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Millis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Millis is 3.44 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2659 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.9 km (#1,489 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 1.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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