(2360) Volgo-Don Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Volgo-Don is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volgo-Don is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2360
Provisional designation1975 VD3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.69 km (#5,279 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.164
Absolute magnitude (H)12.97
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination3.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also discovered on 2 November 1975

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