(2295) Matusovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Matusovskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMatusovskijMatusovskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matusovskij is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2295
Provisional designation1977 QD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.7 km (#2,116 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Rotation period3.95 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.04
Orbital period4.95 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.0931
Inclination2.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 19 August 1977

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