(2086) Newell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1966 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Newell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Newell is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2086 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.10 km (#8,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.571 |
| Rotation period | 78.2 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 January 1966
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