(2473) Heyerdahl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Heyerdahl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heyerdahl is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2473 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RX7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.93 km (#10,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.381 |
| Rotation period | 47.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 5.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 September 1977
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