(2446) Lunacharsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1971 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Lunacharsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lunacharsky is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2446 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 TS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.0 km (#3,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 3.61 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.