(2726) Kotelnikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kotelnikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kotelnikov is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2726 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SE9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,604 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Rotation period | 16.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0748 |
| Inclination | 1.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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