(3409) Abramov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Abramov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abramov is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3409
Provisional designation1977 RE6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.242
Rotation period7.79 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.22
Orbital period4.82 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0791
Inclination1.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

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

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