(2809) Vernadskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Vernadskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vernadskij is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2809 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,078 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 7.92 hours |
| Spectral type | BFX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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