(2287) Kalmykia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named for one of the autonomous republics of the R.S.F.S.R.Naming citation (MPC 5688), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kalmykia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalmykia is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2287 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.95 km (#7,718 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 1977
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- (2338) Bokhan
- (2376) Martynov
- (2887) Krinov
- (2915) Moskvina
- (3112) Velimir
- (3448) Narbut
- (4520) Dovzhenko
- (8609) Shuvalov
- (8984) Derevyanko