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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Thomas, N. G. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | November 9, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2089 |
| Named after | Cetacea |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 VF |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9289224 |
| Peri | 2.1376982 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1561641 |
| Orbital period | 1472.7567011 |
| Mean anomaly | 206.39144 |
| Inclination | 15.39577 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 102.80760 |
| Argument of peri | 286.93640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.98 |
2089 Cetacea (1977 VF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 9, 1977 by Thomas, N. G. at Flagstaff (AM).
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