(1903) Adzhimushkaj Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 May 1972 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Adzhimushkaj is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adzhimushkaj is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1903
Provisional designation1972 JL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.6 km (#1,506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Rotation period1,794 hours
Spectral typeK
Absolute magnitude (H)10.53
Orbital period5.20 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0493
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.87 au

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

Also discovered on 9 May 1972

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