(1379) Lomonosowa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1936 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Lomonosowa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLomonosowaLomonosowa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lomonosowa is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1379
Provisional designation1936 FC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.7 km (#2,392 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.182
Rotation period24.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.86
Orbital period4.01 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.0932
Inclination15.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 19 March 1936

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