(3787) Aivazovskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Aivazovskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aivazovskij is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3787 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RG7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,041 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.333 |
| Rotation period | 2.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 September 1977
- (2428) Kamenyar
- (2458) Veniakaverin
- (3054) Strugatskia
- (3224) Irkutsk
- (3302) Schliemann
- (3942) Churivannia
- (4233) Pal'chikov
- (4619) Polyakhova
- (4654) Gor'kavyj
- (4813) Terebizh
- (4983) Schroeteria
- (5414) Sokolov
More named asteroids discovered by N. S. Chernykh
- (1796) Riga
- (1836) Komarov
- (1907) Rudneva
- (1908) Pobeda
- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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