(2140) Kemerovo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 August 1970 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Kemerovo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKemerovoKemerovo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kemerovo is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2140
Provisional designation1970 PE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter34.5 km (#1,171 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Rotation period9.20 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.44
Orbital period5.16 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.0563
Inclination6.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

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