(2777) Shukshin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Shukshin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsShukshinShukshin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shukshin is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2777
Provisional designation1979 SY11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.35 km (#8,434 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.289
Rotation period1,008 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.99
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.0897
Inclination4.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1979

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