(2191) Uppsala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 1977 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo.
Named for the ancient Swedish city and university.Naming citation (MPC 5285), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uppsala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uppsala is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2191 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 PA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.5 km (#2,572 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 31.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0863 |
| Inclination | 9.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.