(2607) Yakutia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Yakutia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yakutia is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2607 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 NR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.829 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 July 1977
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