(2936) Nechvile Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Nechvile is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nechvile is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2936
Provisional designation1979 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.46 km (#5,441 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.183
Rotation period120 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.24
Orbital period4.38 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.47 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0761
Inclination8.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also discovered on 17 September 1979

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