(2948) Amosov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Amosov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amosov is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2948 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 TD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,867 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Rotation period | 7.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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