(3724) Annenskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 December 1979 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Annenskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annenskij is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3724
Provisional designation1979 YN8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.4 km (#3,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.235
Rotation period3.97 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.88
Orbital period4.60 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination7.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also discovered on 23 December 1979

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