(2627) Churyumov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Churyumov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Churyumov is 3.58 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2627 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.7 km (#2,243 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 7.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 2.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 August 1978
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- (2626) Belnika
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- (2916) Voronveliya
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- (4141) Nintanlena
- (4920) Gromov
- (6165) Frolova
- (6219) Demalia
- (6575) Slavov
More named asteroids discovered by N. S. Chernykh
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- (1907) Rudneva
- (1908) Pobeda
- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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