(2520) Novorossijsk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Novorossijsk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Novorossijsk is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2520 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.9 km (#1,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 9.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 6.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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