(2083) Smither Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1973 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Smither is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Smither is 1.97 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2083 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 WB |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.77 km (#13,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.613 |
| Rotation period | 2.67 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.14 |
| Orbital period | 2.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 1.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0511 |
| Inclination | 18.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2100) Ra-Shalom
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- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
- (2645) Daphne Plane
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