(2114) Wallenquist Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1976 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo.

Where Wallenquist is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wallenquist is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2114
Provisional designation1976 HA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.6 km (#1,902 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.145
Rotation period5.51 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.91
Orbital period5.76 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.64 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination0.552°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

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