(2968) Iliya Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Iliya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iliya is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2968 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QJ |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,725 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.63 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.311 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.623 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2711) Aleksandrov
- (2723) Gorshkov
- (2785) Sedov
- (2809) Vernadskij
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- (3038) Bernes
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