(2646) Abetti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Abetti is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAbettiAbetti

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abetti is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2646
Provisional designation1977 EC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.8 km (#2,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.144
Rotation period38.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.51
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.0928
Inclination9.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 March 1977

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