(2692) Chkalov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Chkalov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chkalov is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2692
Provisional designation1976 YT3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.0 km (#2,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.144
Rotation period6.11 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.16
Orbital period4.15 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination9.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 December 1976

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