(2944) Peyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1935 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Peyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peyo is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2944 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 QF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.98 km (#5,773 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.