(2836) Sobolev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Sobolev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sobolev is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2836 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 YQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.6 km (#2,406 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Rotation period | 4.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0901 |
| Inclination | 9.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 December 1978
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