(2438) Oleshko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Oleshko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oleshko is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2438 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.18 km (#7,434 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.468 |
| Rotation period | 3.23 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 4.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 November 1975
- (2360) Volgo-Don
- (2371) Dimitrov
- (2401) Aehlita
- (2519) Annagerman
- (2578) Saint-Exupery
- (2681) Ostrovskij
- (3347) Konstantin
- (3482) Lesnaya
- (4139) Ul'yanin
- (4467) Kaidanovskij
- (5930) Zhiganov
- (6621) Timchuk