(7106) Kondakov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kondakov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKondakovKondakov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kondakov is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7106
Provisional designation1978 PM3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.61 km (#6,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.367
Rotation period7.60 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.61
Orbital period4.68 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination9.93°
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 8 August 1978

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