(2700) Baikonur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Baikonur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baikonur is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2700 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YP7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 10.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0447 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 December 1976
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