(2604) Marshak Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 June 1972 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Marshak is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMarshakMarshak

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marshak is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2604
Provisional designation1972 LD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.9 km (#3,162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0552
Rotation period30.0 hours
Spectral typeSa
Absolute magnitude (H)13.07
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.231
Inclination14.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.850 au

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

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