(3863) Gilyarovskij Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Gilyarovskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gilyarovskij is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3863
Provisional designation1978 SJ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.50 km (#8,251 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.333
Rotation period13.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.1
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination9.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.975 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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