(2046) Leningrad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named for one of the largest industrial, cultural and scientific centers of the U.S.S.R.Naming citation (MPC 5282), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leningrad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leningrad is 3.69 au from the Sun and 4.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2046 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 UD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.0 km (#1,778 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1968
More named asteroids discovered by T. M. Smirnova
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- (1793) Zoya
- (1804) Chebotarev
- (1835) Gajdariya
- (1854) Skvortsov
- (1857) Parchomenko
- (1900) Katyusha
- (1902) Shaposhnikov
- (1903) Adzhimushkaj
- (1904) Massevitch
- (1905) Ambartsumian
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