(2657) Bashkiria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Bashkiria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bashkiria is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2657 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.2 km (#2,053 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.