(2352) Kurchatov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kurchatov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurchatov is 3.44 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2352 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 RY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.1 km (#1,356 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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