(2498) Tsesevich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Tsesevich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsesevich is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2498 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 2.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0862 |
| Inclination | 1.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.