(2244) Tesla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1952 by M. B. Protitch at Belgrade.
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Where Tesla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tesla is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2244 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 UW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.4 km (#1,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 7.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.