(269251) Kolomna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 2008 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

Kolomna, founded around AD 1140, is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the Moscow region. It is also a port on the Oka river.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kolomna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolomna is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number269251
Provisional designation2008 QW28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.04
Orbital period4.41 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.265
Inclination14.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.969 au

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

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