(2626) Belnika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Belnika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belnika is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2626 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Rotation period | 7.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0217 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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