(2301) Whitford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 1965 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Whitford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Whitford is 3.17 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2301 |
| Provisional designation | 1965 WJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.4 km (#2,594 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 14.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 November 1965
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- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
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