(2785) Sedov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Sedov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sedov is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2785 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.44 km (#5,454 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 5.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0401 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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