(1789) Dobrovolsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1966 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Dobrovolsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dobrovolsky is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1789 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.92 km (#6,664 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Rotation period | 4.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.782 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
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- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
- (1889) Pakhmutova
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