(2566) Kirghizia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kirghizia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirghizia is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2566 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 FR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.82 km (#6,761 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 4.45 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0765 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 March 1979
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