(2739) Taguacipa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1952 by J. L. Brady at Mount Wilson.

Where Taguacipa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taguacipa is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2739
Provisional designation1952 UZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.0 km (#4,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0770
Rotation period5.22 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.56
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination1.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.