(2365) Interkosmos Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 1980 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Where Interkosmos is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Interkosmos is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2365
Provisional designation1980 YQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.238
Rotation period6.15 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.57
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination5.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

Also discovered on 30 December 1980

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