(2668) Tataria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Tataria is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTatariaTataria

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tataria is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2668
Provisional designation1976 QV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.40 km (#9,885 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.290
Rotation period2.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.58
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity0.0778
Inclination3.15°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 26 August 1976

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