(2469) Tadjikistan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 April 1970 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Tadjikistan is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTadjikistanTadjikistan

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tadjikistan is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2469
Provisional designation1970 HA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.6 km (#3,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0690
Absolute magnitude (H)12.66
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination9.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

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