(3662) Dezhnev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1980 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Dezhnev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dezhnev is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3662 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.42 km (#5,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Rotation period | 9.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.