(2949) Kaverznev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 August 1970 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.

Where Kaverznev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaverznev is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2949
Provisional designation1970 PR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.96 km (#7,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.230
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.22
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination4.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.874 au

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

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