(2342) Lebedev Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Nikolaj Aleksandrovich Lebedev (1914-1942), a valiant tank officer who fell in the battle of Stalingrad.Naming citation (MPC 6060), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lebedev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lebedev is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2342 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 UQ |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.9 km (#1,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 0.370° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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