(4009) Drobyshevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Drobyshevskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drobyshevskij is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4009
Provisional designation1977 EN1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.2 km (#2,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Rotation period3.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.72
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination2.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 13 March 1977

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