(2647) Sova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1980 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Where Sova is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSovaSova

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sova is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2647
Provisional designation1980 SP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.63 km (#6,960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.303
Rotation period9.37 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.83
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.137
Inclination3.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.950 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1980

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