(1771) Makover Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1968 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Makover is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMakoverMakover

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makover is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1771
Provisional designation1968 BD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter46.9 km (#816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0720
Rotation period11.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.39
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.169
Inclination11.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 24 January 1968

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