(2669) Shostakovich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Shostakovich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shostakovich is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2669 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.5 km (#2,793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 4.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 7.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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