(2832) Lada Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 March 1975 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Lada is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLadaLada

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lada is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2832
Provisional designation1975 EC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.09 km (#8,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.434
Rotation period8.36 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period3.89 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.0863
Inclination4.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 6 March 1975

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