(2849) Shklovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Shklovskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shklovskij is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2849
Provisional designation1976 GN3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.5 km (#3,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0610
Rotation period3.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.12
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.0115
Inclination6.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 1 April 1976

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