(2348) Michkovitch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 January 1939 by M. B. Protitch at Belgrade.

Where Michkovitch is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michkovitch is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2348
Provisional designation1939 AA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.59 km (#11,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.917
Rotation period28.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.171
Inclination4.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

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