(2756) Dzhangar Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Dzhangar is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dzhangar is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2756
Provisional designation1974 SG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.32 km (#10,010 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.295
Absolute magnitude (H)13.37
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination5.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 1974

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