(2239) Paracelsus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1978 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Paracelsus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paracelsus is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2239 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.0 km (#1,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 6.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 September 1978
- (2724) Orlov
- (2787) Tovarishch
- (2810) Lev Tolstoj
- (2883) Barabashov
- (3189) Penza
- (3359) Purcari
- (3710) Bogoslovskij
- (4392) Agita
- (4561) Lemeshev
- (5455) Surkov
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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