(2786) Grinevia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Grinevia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grinevia is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2786
Provisional designation1978 RR5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.5 km (#4,830 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Rotation period2.91 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.15
Orbital period4.21 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 6 September 1978

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