(4307) Cherepashchuk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1976 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Cherepashchuk is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cherepashchuk is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4307
Provisional designation1976 UK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.72 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.14
Orbital period3.75 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.0765
Inclination5.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 26 October 1976

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