(1854) Skvortsov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Skvortsov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSkvortsovSkvortsov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skvortsov is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1854
Provisional designation1968 UE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.60 km (#5,348 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.252
Rotation period78.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination4.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 22 October 1968

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