(1905) Ambartsumian Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 May 1972 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Ambartsumian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ambartsumian is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1905 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 JZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.01 km (#6,573 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 92.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 2.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1854) Skvortsov
- (1857) Parchomenko
- (1900) Katyusha
- (1902) Shaposhnikov
- (1903) Adzhimushkaj
- (1904) Massevitch
- (1977) Shura
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