(2509) Chukotka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Chukotka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chukotka is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2509 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 NG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,731 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 17.7 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 July 1977
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