(2983) Poltava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1981 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Poltava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poltava is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2983 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.7 km (#1,333 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 8.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0569 |
| Inclination | 4.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1981
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- (2036) Sheragul
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- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
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- (2178) Kazakhstania
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