(3945) Gerasimenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Gerasimenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerasimenko is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3945 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 PL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.8 km (#2,106 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 272 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 1.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 August 1982
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