(2653) Principia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1964 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Principia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Principia is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2653 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 VP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.88 km (#5,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Rotation period | 5.52 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0816 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.