(27736) Ekaterinburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Ekaterinburg, on the river Iset, is a city on the eastern side of the Urals. Founded in 1723 by Peter the Great, it became a center of mining and smelting. It is now a leading center of education and science.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ekaterinburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ekaterinburg is 3.76 au from the Sun and 4.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27736 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,729 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 4.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.331 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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