(1957) Angara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1970 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Angara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Angara is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1957 |
| Provisional designation | 1970 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.9 km (#2,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 3.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0535 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 April 1970
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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