(2810) Lev Tolstoj Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Lev Tolstoj is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lev Tolstoj is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2810
Provisional designation1978 RU5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.91 km (#6,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.257
Absolute magnitude (H)12.63
Orbital period4.21 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

Also discovered on 13 September 1978

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