(2850) Mozhaiskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Mozhaiskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMozhaiskijMozhaiskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mozhaiskij is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2850
Provisional designation1978 TM7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.04 km (#7,599 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.149
Rotation period7.83 hours
Spectral typeLd
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.0507
Inclination7.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

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

Also discovered on 2 October 1978

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