(2053) Nuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.
Where Nuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nuki is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2053 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 11.6 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 8.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 October 1976
- (2052) Tamriko
- (2115) Irakli
- (2116) Mtskheta
- (2145) Blaauw
- (2146) Stentor
- (2148) Epeios
- (2187) La Silla
- (2935) Naerum
- (10668) Plansos
More named asteroids discovered by R. M. West
- (2052) Tamriko
- (2115) Irakli
- (2116) Mtskheta
- (2117) Danmark
- (2145) Blaauw
- (2146) Stentor
- (2147) Kharadze
- (2148) Epeios
- (2187) La Silla
- (2526) Alisary
- (2595) Gudiachvili
- (2596) Vainu Bappu
← (2052) Tamriko · (2054) Gawain →