(2616) Lesya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 August 1970 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Lesya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLesyaLesya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lesya is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2616
Provisional designation1970 QV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.53 km (#6,124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.243
Rotation period9.22 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.66
Orbital period3.18 years
Semi-major axis2.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity0.0767
Inclination1.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.988 au

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

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