(2071) Nadezhda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya (1869-1939), one of the creators of the Soviet public education system, wife of V. I. Lenin.Naming citation (MPC 5282), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nadezhda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nadezhda is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2071 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 QS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 3.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.880 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.