(2709) Sagan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Sagan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sagan is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2709 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.56 km (#8,172 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Rotation period | 5.26 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0698 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 March 1982
- (2660) Wasserman
- (3248) Farinella
- (3848) Analucia
- (5092) Manara
- (7274) Washioyama
- (7865) Francoisgros
- (13003) Dickbeasley
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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