(2770) Tsvet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Tsvet is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsvet is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2770
Provisional designation1977 SM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.25 km (#7,377 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.135
Rotation period7.82 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.93
Orbital period3.20 years
Semi-major axis2.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.31 au
Eccentricity0.0641
Inclination2.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 1977

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