(2791) Paradise Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1977 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Where Paradise is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paradise is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2791 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.38 km (#6,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Spectral type | SU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 31.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.