(2748) Patrick Gene Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Patrick Gene is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrick Gene is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2748 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.51 km (#6,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Rotation period | 7.61 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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