(2877) Likhachev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Likhachev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Likhachev is 3.70 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2877
Provisional designation1969 TR2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period12.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.32
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.70 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination2.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1969

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