(2776) Baikal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Baikal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baikal is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2776 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SZ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.4 km (#2,284 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Rotation period | 3,254 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.