(4234) Evtushenko Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 May 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Evtushenko is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEvtushenkoEvtushenko

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evtushenko is 3.62 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4234
Provisional designation1978 JT1
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.7 km (#2,953 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0780
Rotation period3.45 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.67
Orbital period5.74 years
Semi-major axis3.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.74 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination1.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

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