(2272) Montezuma Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1972 by T. Gehrels at Palomar.
Where Montezuma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montezuma is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2272 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 FA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.33 km (#10,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Rotation period | 8.18 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 2.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0900 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.808 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 1972
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