(2074) Shoemaker Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1974 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Shoemaker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shoemaker is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2074 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 UA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,731 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.491 |
| Rotation period | 2.53 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 1.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0819 |
| Inclination | 30.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.667 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.