(2411) Zellner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Benjamin H. Zellner, astronomer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He brought to fruition the polarimetric-photometric method of albedo and diameter determination for asteroids. He has also helped define a taxonomic system for asteroids and has investigated in detail the distribution of the various taxonomic types in the main belt.Naming citation (MPC 6209), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zellner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zellner is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2411 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.05 km (#6,525 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Rotation period | 2.98 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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