(13906) Shunda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Mathematician Nikifor Nikolaevich Shunda (b. 1932) has been a professor and since 1975 rector of Vinnitsa Pedagogical University who has done much for the development of the university.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shunda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shunda is 1.92 au from the Sun and 0.943 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13906 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.79 km (#15,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.473 |
| Rotation period | 2.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 5.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.