(2094) Magnitka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Named for the town of Magnitogorsk, one of the largest centers of metallurgy in the U.S.S.R.Naming citation (MPC 5282), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Magnitka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magnitka is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2094 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 TC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.132 |
| Rotation period | 6.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0967 |
| Inclination | 5.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.