(3839) Bogaevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 July 1971 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bogaevskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBogaevskijBogaevskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogaevskij is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3839
Provisional designation1971 OU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.40 km (#7,204 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.185
Rotation period130 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.4
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination2.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.984 au

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

Also discovered on 26 July 1971

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