(243204) Kubanchoria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 2007 by Andrushivka at Andrushivka.

Named on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Kuban Cossacs Chorus, founded on 1811 October 14.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kubanchoria is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKubanchoriaKubanchoria

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kubanchoria is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number243204
Provisional designation2007 UA5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.32 km (#8,481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Absolute magnitude (H)15.3
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.45 au
Eccentricity0.0867
Inclination9.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 2007

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