(2562) Chaliapin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1973 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Chaliapin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chaliapin is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2562 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 FF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.4 km (#2,797 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0465 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.