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2941 Alden

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q526066

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2940 Bacon[3]
Followed by
2942 Cordie[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.5, +13.65[17][18]
Albedo
+0.229[37]
Apoapsis
+2.345, +2.344919846220479[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+64.97296, +65.24627316515706[32][33]
Diameter
+4.82[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Clyde Tombaugh[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+10.33467, +10.26061785372143[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+5.22225, +34.4522858196144[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.09 (0.09–0.09, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+3.23934, +3.239415002884402[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.16, +1153.049255502406[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.9578375, +1.958987872113343[30][31]
Provisional designation
1930 YV, 1933 WH, 1947 BD, 1976 JY8, 1982 FA2[7][8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+64.644[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1515941, +2.151953859166911[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Lowell Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
December 24, 1930[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2460890.1522707925[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alden de (2941) Alden el 2941 Άλντεν fa ۲۹۴۱ آلدن ja 2941 オールデン ja オールデン ru 1933 WH ru 1930 YV ru 1947 BD ru 1976 JY8 ru 1982 FA2 ru (2941) 1930 YV uk 2941 Альден zh 小行星2941
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y0q09
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002941
Minor Planet Center body ID
2941

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1515941'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.151953859166911'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.16'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1153.049255502406'}
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.229'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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