(10005) Chernega Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Nikolaj Akimovich Chernega (b. 1923) is a specialist in astrometry and the compilation of catalogues of highly precise stellar coordinates. He was head of the astrometric Department of the Astronomical Observatory of Kiev University during 1961-1988.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chernega is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chernega is 1.93 au from the Sun and 0.950 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10005 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.05 km (#5,722 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 3.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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