(2154) Underhill Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Underhill is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Underhill is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2154
Provisional designation2015 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.5 km (#3,886 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0680
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period4.28 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination7.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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