(3460) Ashkova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1973 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Ashkova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashkova is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3460 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 QB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.9 km (#2,511 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 4.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 2.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 August 1973
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- (2172) Plavsk
- (2447) Kronstadt
- (3418) Izvekov
- (4049) Noragal'
- (8445) Novotroitskoe