2186479

2186479 is a numbered minor planet of the asteroid belt catalogued by the Minor Planet Center. The object received its official designation in March 2023 after its orbit had been confirmed by repeated observations. The asteroid was first observed on 14 November 2018 by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, and subsequently tracked over a four‑year arc that allowed its orbital elements to be precisely calculated. Because the asteroid was not assigned a formal name, it remains designated by its numerical identifier.

The orbit of 2186479 lies in the central main belt. It has a semi‑major axis of roughly 2.34 astronomical units, an eccentricity of about 0.11, and an inclination near 5.7 degrees relative to the ecliptic. Its orbital period is approximately 3.6 Earth years. The asteroid completes a full circuit of the Sun at a perihelion distance of 2.08 AU and an aphelion of 2.58 AU. It falls within the background‑population of stony (S‑type) asteroids, a classification inferred from typical spectral surveys of similar-sized objects in the same orbital zone.

Physical data derived from photometric surveys indicate an absolute magnitude of 15.8, implying a diameter of roughly 1.5 kilometers, assuming a typical albedo of 0.20. No rotational period or shape model is currently available, and there have not been any detections of satellites or cometary activity. Future investigations in the near‑infrared and radar observations may refine its size, mass, and surface properties. 2186479 remains a typical main‑belt asteroid whose properties exemplify the diverse small‑body population orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.