(2721) Vsekhsvyatskij Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Vsekhsvyatskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vsekhsvyatskij is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2721
Provisional designation1973 SP2
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.7 km (#2,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Absolute magnitude (H)12.37
Orbital period5.83 years
Semi-major axis3.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.78 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination2.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1973

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