(2168) Swope Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Swope is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swope is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2168 |
| Provisional designation | 1955 RF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.21 km (#6,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1955
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