(2966) Korsunia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Korsunia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korsunia is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2966 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.88 km (#9,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 2.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2646) Abetti
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