(2894) Kakhovka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kakhovka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kakhovka is 3.53 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2894 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SH5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,646 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 September 1978
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- (3010) Ushakov
- (3608) Kataev
- (4235) Tatishchev
- (4685) Karetnikov
- (4758) Hermitage
- (5711) Eneev
- (5795) Roshchina
- (6166) Univsima
- (7370) Krasnogolovets
- (7978) Niknesterov
- (9150) Zavolokin
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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