(6357) Glushko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Glushko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glushko is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6357
Provisional designation1976 SK3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.0 km (#4,578 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.193
Rotation period39.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.4
Orbital period5.19 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.0820
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.76 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1976

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