(1908) Pobeda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1972 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Pobeda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPobedaPobeda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pobeda is 2.97 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1908
Provisional designation1972 RL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.4 km (#2,434 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.208
Rotation period150 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.38
Orbital period4.92 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0388
Inclination4.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

Also discovered on 11 September 1972

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