(2768) Gorky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Gorky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorky is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2768 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 RX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.89 km (#5,844 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Rotation period | 4.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.859 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.