(2428) Kamenyar Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kamenyar is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamenyar is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2428
Provisional designation1977 RZ6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.7 km (#1,808 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.116
Rotation period36.5 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)11.6
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.0964
Inclination9.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

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