(1793) Zoya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1968 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
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Where Zoya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoya is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1793 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 DW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.35 km (#6,262 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Rotation period | 5.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 1.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1857) Parchomenko
- (1900) Katyusha
- (1902) Shaposhnikov
- (1903) Adzhimushkaj
- (1904) Massevitch
- (1905) Ambartsumian
- (1977) Shura
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