(3655) Eupraksia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Eupraksia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eupraksia is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3655
Provisional designation1978 SA3
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.7 km (#1,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Rotation period75.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.04
Orbital period8.05 years
Semi-major axis4.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.21 – 4.83 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination3.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.21 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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