(3372) Bratijchuk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bratijchuk is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bratijchuk is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3372
Provisional designation1976 SP4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.5 km (#2,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Absolute magnitude (H)12.39
Orbital period4.43 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.140
Inclination3.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1976

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