Discovered by R. M. West MPC designation 2145 Observation arc 39.31 yr (14358 days) Orbits Sun Named after Adriaan Blaauw Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 24 October 1976 Alternative names 1976 UF Discovered 24 October 1976 Discoverer Richard Martin West Discovery site La Silla Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.5282096 AU (527.81264 Gm) Similar 2127 Tanya, 2100 Ra‑Shalom, 2101 Adonis, Sun, Comet West | ||
2145 Blaauw (1976 UF) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1976 by Richard Martin West at La Silla. Photometric measurements made from the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory during 2012 gave a light curve with a period of 12.141 ± 0.003 hours and a variation in brightness of 0.18 ± 0.03 in magnitude.
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