(4762) Dobrynya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Dobrynya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDobrynyaDobrynya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dobrynya is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4762
Provisional designation1982 SC6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.91 km (#9,068 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Rotation period11.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.5
Orbital period3.62 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.200
Inclination6.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.915 au

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

Also discovered on 16 September 1982

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