(3966) Cherednichenko Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Cherednichenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cherednichenko is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3966 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SD3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.9 km (#2,091 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.16 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0219 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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