(2979) Murmansk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Murmansk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murmansk is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2979 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TB7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.6 km (#2,133 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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