(3094) Chukokkala Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Chukokkala is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChukokkalaChukokkala

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chukokkala is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3094
Provisional designation1979 FE2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.1 km (#1,844 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Rotation period8.37 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.24
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.0709
Inclination14.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

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

Also discovered on 23 March 1979

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