(3710) Bogoslovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bogoslovskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBogoslovskijBogoslovskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogoslovskij is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3710
Provisional designation1978 RD6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.6 km (#4,250 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.131
Rotation period8.01 hours
Spectral typeCgh
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.162
Inclination13.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

Also discovered on 13 September 1978

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