(2132) Zhukov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Georgij Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896-1974), Marshal of the Soviet Union and leader during the Great Patriotic War.Naming citation (MPC 5283), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhukov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhukov is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2132 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 TW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.8 km (#1,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 6.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0791 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (3523) Arina
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- (5857) Neglinka
- (6432) Temirkanov
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