(2056) Nancy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1909 by J. Helffrich at Heidelberg.
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Where Nancy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nancy is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2056 |
| Provisional designation | A909 TB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.78 km (#6,791 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.351 |
| Rotation period | 1,343 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.910 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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