(2254) Requiem Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
The name is dedicated to the memory of the discoverer's mother, Melaniya Petrovna Chernykh, who died on 1977 Aug. 19, the day that this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (MPC 5524), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Requiem is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Requiem is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2254 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.987 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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