(2701) Cherson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Cherson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cherson is 3.56 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2701 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,179 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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