(2536) Kozyrev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 August 1939 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Kozyrev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kozyrev is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2536
Provisional designation1939 PJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.97 km (#6,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.305
Rotation period7.20 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.59
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination4.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.786 au

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

Also discovered on 15 August 1939

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