(1858) Lobachevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Lobachevskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lobachevskij is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1858
Provisional designation1972 QL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,697 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.383
Rotation period5.41 hours
Spectral typeL
Absolute magnitude (H)12.16
Orbital period4.43 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.0780
Inclination1.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

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

Also discovered on 18 August 1972

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