(2111) Tselina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 1969 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named on the 25th anniversary of the development of tselina (virgin soil) and long fallow lands in the U.S.S.R.Naming citation (MPC 5283), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tselina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tselina is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2111 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 LG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.8 km (#1,875 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 6.56 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.