(3964) Danilevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 September 1974 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Danilevskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danilevskij is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3964
Provisional designation1974 RG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.98 km (#8,963 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.342
Rotation period11.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.21
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination8.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

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

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