(2427) Kobzar Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 December 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kobzar is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKobzarKobzar

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kobzar is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2427
Provisional designation1976 YQ7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.99 km (#6,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.194
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.83
Orbital period4.54 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination4.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 20 December 1976

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