(2699) Kalinin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kalinin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalinin is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2699 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Rotation period | 2.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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