(2787) Tovarishch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Tovarishch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tovarishch is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2787 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.7 km (#2,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.125 |
| Rotation period | 42.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0603 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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