(1648) Shajna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1935 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.
Where Shajna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shajna is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1648 |
| Provisional designation | 1935 RF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.45 km (#5,446 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Rotation period | 6.42 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.759 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1475) Yalta
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- (1654) Bojeva
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- (1954) Kukarkin
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