(882) Swetlana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 August 1917 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.

Where Swetlana is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swetlana is 3.90 au from the Sun and 4.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number882
Provisional designationA917 PB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter42.4 km (#909 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Rotation period29.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.71
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 3.96 au
Eccentricity0.268
Inclination6.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

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