(4520) Dovzhenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Dovzhenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dovzhenko is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4520 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QJ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.89 km (#9,090 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Rotation period | 4.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.775 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 1977
- (2208) Pushkin
- (2287) Kalmykia
- (2338) Bokhan
- (2376) Martynov
- (2887) Krinov
- (2915) Moskvina
- (3112) Velimir
- (3448) Narbut
- (8609) Shuvalov
- (8984) Derevyanko
More named asteroids discovered by N. S. Chernykh
- (1796) Riga
- (1836) Komarov
- (1907) Rudneva
- (1908) Pobeda
- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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