(2995) Taratuta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Taratuta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taratuta is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2995 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.6 km (#2,768 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0704 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 August 1978
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- (2408) Astapovich
- (2711) Aleksandrov
- (2723) Gorshkov
- (2785) Sedov
- (2809) Vernadskij
- (2968) Iliya
- (3038) Bernes
- (3234) Hergiani
- (3373) Koktebelia
- (3591) Vladimirskij
- (3656) Hemingway
More named asteroids discovered by N. S. Chernykh
- (1796) Riga
- (1836) Komarov
- (1907) Rudneva
- (1908) Pobeda
- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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