(2841) Puijo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1943 by L. Oterma at Turku.
Where Puijo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puijo is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2841 |
| Provisional designation | 1943 DM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.33 km (#8,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.391 |
| Rotation period | 3.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0845 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.