(2170) Byelorussia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Named for one of the Soviet Socialist Republics.Naming citation (MPC 5285), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Byelorussia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Byelorussia is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2170 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 SZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.43 km (#5,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 6.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 2.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1971
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