(2402) Satpaev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Satpaev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satpaev is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2402 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 OR13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.44 km (#7,162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Rotation period | 8.11 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 July 1979
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