(2969) Mikula Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Mikula is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikula is 2.84 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2969 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.29 km (#6,316 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 4.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0305 |
| Inclination | 1.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5086) Demin
- (6576) Kievtech
- (6622) Matvienko
- (7453) Slovtsov
- (8322) Kononovich
- (8785) Boltwood
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