(241362) Nesiotites Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 2007 by OAM at Costitx.
Nesiotites is an extinct genus of giant shrew, in the family Soricidae, which was endemic to the Balearic Islands until c. 2200 BCE.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nesiotites is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nesiotites is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 241362 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 YH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0642 |
| Inclination | 9.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.