(37645) Chebarkul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
On 2013 February 15 a small asteroid exploded above the city of Chelyabinsk. A large fragment continued its voyage to the city of Chebarkul, where it penetrated the surface of a neighboring lake, creating a 8-meter diameter hole.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chebarkul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chebarkul is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37645 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CM13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.04 km (#15,105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.437 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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