(2382) Nonie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1977 by Perth Observatory at Bickley.
Named in honor of the daughter of Peter Jekabsons, member of the astrometric team at the Perth Observatory.Naming citation (MPC 6531), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nonie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nonie is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2382 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.3 km (#2,620 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Rotation period | 15.1 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.333 |
| Inclination | 30.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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