(2093) Genichesk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named for the discoverer's birthplace, a town in the Ukrainian S.S.R.Naming citation (MPC 5282), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Genichesk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Genichesk is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2093 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 HX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.90 km (#6,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Rotation period | 11.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 6.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.878 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.