(2953) Vysheslavia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Vysheslavia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVysheslaviaVysheslavia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vysheslavia is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2953
Provisional designation1979 SV11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.5 km (#3,887 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.257
Rotation period6.29 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.83
Orbital period4.76 years
Semi-major axis2.83 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0251
Inclination1.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1979

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