(3632) Grachevka Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Grachevka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grachevka is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3632
Provisional designation1976 SJ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.13 km (#5,665 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.193
Rotation period3.95 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.43
Orbital period4.61 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.310
Inclination6.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.934 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1976

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