(2670) Chuvashia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Chuvashia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChuvashiaChuvashia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chuvashia is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2670
Provisional designation1977 PW1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.3 km (#2,049 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.246
Rotation period3.85 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.03
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.96 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.0684
Inclination9.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.97 au

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

Also discovered on 14 August 1977

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