(1889) Pakhmutova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1968 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Pakhmutova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pakhmutova is 3.08 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1889 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 BE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 35.2 km (#1,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 17.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.