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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Arnold Richard Klemola |
| Discovery date | September 7, 1972 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Pele (deity) |
| Alternate name(s) | 1972 RA |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt (Mars crosser) |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 518.336 Gm (3.465 AU) |
| Perihelion | 167.625 Gm (1.121 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 342.980 Gm (2.293 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.511 |
| Orbital period | 1267.986 d (3.47 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.31 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 251.235° |
| Inclination | 8.739° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 170.070° |
| Argument of perihelion | 217.802° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 0.9–2.0 km |
| Mass | 7.6–84.0×1011 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0003–0.0006 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0005–0.0011 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.15 |
| Temperature | ~181 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.6 |
2202 Pele is an asteroid. It is a Mars-crosser asteroid, that is, this type of asteroid's orbit crosses the orbit of Mars. It is an Amor asteroid, that is, this type of asteroid approaches the orbit of Earth from beyond, but does not cross it. It is therefore a Near-Earth asteroid.
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