(2110) Moore-Sitterly Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1962 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Moore-Sitterly is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMoore-SitterlyMoore-Sitterly

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moore-Sitterly is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2110
Provisional designation1962 RD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.73 km (#9,339 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.163
Rotation period3.34 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.58
Orbital period3.26 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination1.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.795 au

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

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