(2497) Kulikovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kulikovskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kulikovskij is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2497
Provisional designation1977 PZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.33
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination5.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.947 au

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

Also discovered on 14 August 1977

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