(2233) Kuznetsov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Nikolaj Ivanovich Kuznetsov (1911-1944), hero of the Soviet Union, renowned participant in the partisan movement during the Second World War.Naming citation (MPC 5850), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuznetsov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuznetsov is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2233 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 XE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.70 km (#7,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.473 |
| Rotation period | 5.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0811 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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