(2910) Yoshkar-Ola Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 October 1980 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Yoshkar-Ola is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYoshkar-OlaYoshkar-Ola

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshkar-Ola is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2910
Provisional designation1980 TK13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.05 km (#12,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.618
Rotation period3.42 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.32
Orbital period3.27 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination2.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.859 au

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

Also discovered on 11 October 1980

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