(3885) Bogorodskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 April 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bogorodskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBogorodskijBogorodskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogorodskij is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3885
Provisional designation1979 HG5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.0 km (#3,125 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period5.80 hours
Spectral typeCg
Absolute magnitude (H)12.98
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0722
Inclination5.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 25 April 1979

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