(3469) Bulgakov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Bulgakov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bulgakov is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3469
Provisional designation1982 UL7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.9 km (#2,371 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.108
Rotation period6.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.26
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.79 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0781
Inclination9.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

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

Also discovered on 21 October 1982

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