(2371) Dimitrov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Dimitrov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dimitrov is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2371
Provisional designation1975 VR3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.46 km (#7,130 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.348
Rotation period6.40 hours
Spectral typeR
Absolute magnitude (H)12.61
Orbital period3.82 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.40 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.0152
Inclination1.78°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.41 au

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

Also discovered on 2 November 1975

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