(2269) Efremiana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 May 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Efremiana is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEfremianaEfremiana

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Efremiana is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2269
Provisional designation1976 JA2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.6 km (#1,386 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.110
Rotation period6.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.11
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.89 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.0781
Inclination15.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.91 au

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

Also discovered on 2 May 1976

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