(2962) Otto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1940 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
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Where Otto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Otto is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2962 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 YF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Rotation period | 2.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0407 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.