(2879) Shimizu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Shimizu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shimizu is 3.17 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2879 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 CB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.8 km (#1,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Rotation period | 18.7 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.