(2932) Kempchinsky Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Kempchinsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kempchinsky is 3.81 au from the Sun and 4.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2932 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TK4 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.3 km (#1,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 6.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.26 – 4.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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