(3544) Borodino Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Borodino is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Borodino is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3544
Provisional designation1977 RD4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.50 km (#6,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.247
Rotation period5.44 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.56
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.221
Inclination8.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.860 au

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

Also discovered on 7 September 1977

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