(2580) Smilevskia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Smilevskia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Smilevskia is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2580
Provisional designation1977 QP4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.23 km (#7,391 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.237
Rotation period330 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.15
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.76 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination1.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.747 au

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

Also discovered on 18 August 1977

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