(2372) Proskurin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Proskurin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Proskurin is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2372 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,939 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 September 1977
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