(2376) Martynov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Martynov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martynov is 3.59 au from the Sun and 4.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2376
Provisional designation1977 QG3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter41.6 km (#927 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Rotation period11.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.9
Orbital period5.72 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination3.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

Also discovered on 22 August 1977

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