(2492) Kutuzov Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Kutuzov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKutuzovKutuzov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kutuzov is 3.41 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2492
Provisional designation1977 NT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.8 km (#1,497 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0680
Rotation period15.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.66
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination0.812°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

Also discovered on 14 July 1977

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