(2890) Vilyujsk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Vilyujsk is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVilyujskVilyujsk

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vilyujsk is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2890
Provisional designation1978 SY7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.98 km (#6,596 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.218
Rotation period3.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.29
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination6.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.914 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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