(2065) Spicer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1959 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Spicer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spicer is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2065 |
| Provisional designation | 1959 RN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.7 km (#2,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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