(2182) Semirot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Semirot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Semirot is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2182 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 FH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.3 km (#1,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Rotation period | 8.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 2.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 March 1953
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- (1729) Beryl
- (1741) Giclas
- (1746) Brouwer
- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
- (1762) Russell
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