(4926) Smoktunovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Smoktunovskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSmoktunovskijSmoktunovskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Smoktunovskij is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4926
Provisional designation1982 ST6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.13 km (#7,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.240
Absolute magnitude (H)13.14
Orbital period4.76 years
Semi-major axis2.83 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.0506
Inclination1.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

Also discovered on 16 September 1982

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