(2150) Nyctimene Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1977 by W. Sebok at Palomar.
Where Nyctimene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nyctimene is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2150 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 TA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.06 km (#8,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Rotation period | 6.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 2.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0573 |
| Inclination | 25.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.