(2386) Nikonov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Nikonov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikonov is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2386 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 SN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 5.89 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1974
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- (2756) Dzhangar
- (2977) Chivilikhin
- (3232) Brest
- (3384) Daliya
- (3429) Chuvaev
- (4919) Vishnevskaya
- (4980) Magomaev
- (5014) Gorchakov
- (5043) Zadornov
- (5078) Solovjev-Sedoj
- (5300) Sats
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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