(2165) Young Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1956 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
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Where Young is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Young is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2165 |
| Provisional designation | 1956 RJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.1 km (#1,535 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 6.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 0.940° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1956
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