(3576) Galina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 February 1984 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Galina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGalinaGalina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galina is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3576
Provisional designation1984 DB3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.37 km (#7,246 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.194
Rotation period3.34 hours
Spectral typeSl
Absolute magnitude (H)13.05
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

Also discovered on 26 February 1984

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