(3170) Dzhanibekov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Dzhanibekov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dzhanibekov is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3170
Provisional designation1979 SS11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.60 km (#5,350 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.304
Rotation period6.07 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.59
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.0897
Inclination2.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1979

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