(2606) Odessa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Odessa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOdessaOdessa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Odessa is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2606
Provisional designation1976 GX2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.9 km (#2,915 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.175
Rotation period8.24 hours
Spectral typeXk
Absolute magnitude (H)11.96
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.262
Inclination12.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

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