(2529) Rockwell Kent Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Rockwell Kent is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rockwell Kent is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2529
Provisional designation1977 QL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period7.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.04
Orbital period4.03 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.0944
Inclination4.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 August 1977

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