(3681) Boyan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Boyan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boyan is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3681 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 QO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,482 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.803 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 August 1974
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
- (1737) Severny
- (1771) Makover
- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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