(2880) Nihondaira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1983 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Nihondaira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nihondaira is 1.83 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2880 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.05 km (#7,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.354 |
| Rotation period | 18.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2961) Katsurahama
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3785) Kitami
- (3822) Segovia
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