(2205) Glinka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1973 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named for Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857), celebrated composer and the acknowledged founder of Russian classical music.Naming citation (MPC 5849), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glinka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glinka is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2205 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7370) Krasnogolovets
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- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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