(2506) Pirogov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Pirogov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pirogov is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2506 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 2.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0196 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 August 1976
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- (2668) Tataria
- (3311) Podobed
- (3762) Amaravella
- (3856) Lutskij
- (5933) Kemurdzhian
- (5989) Sorin
- (6356) Tairov
- (6574) Gvishiani
- (6811) Kashcheev
- (12976) Kalinenkov
- (19082) Vikchernov
More named asteroids discovered by N. S. Chernykh
- (1796) Riga
- (1836) Komarov
- (1907) Rudneva
- (1908) Pobeda
- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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