(2039) Payne-Gaposchkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1974 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Payne-Gaposchkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Payne-Gaposchkin is 3.37 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2039 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,515 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Rotation period | 27.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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