(2416) Sharonov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Sharonov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharonov is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2416 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 OF13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.1 km (#3,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Rotation period | 10.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0486 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 July 1979
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