(3113) Chizhevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Chizhevskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChizhevskijChizhevskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chizhevskij is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3113
Provisional designation1978 RO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.91 km (#10,779 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.421
Rotation period18.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.5
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.0758
Inclination4.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 1 September 1978

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