Asteroid
Near-Earth
Orthos
2329 Orthos (1976 WA)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.881 AU
- True anomaly
- 170.16°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
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Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.412 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6532
- Inclination
- 24.5°
- Orbital period
- 3.75 years
- Perihelion
- 0.837 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.988 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 169.12°
- Argument of periapsis
- 146.26°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 4.65 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.57
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named