(3599) Basov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Basov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basov is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3599 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.1 km (#2,482 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Rotation period | 2.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 1.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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