(3622) Ilinsky Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Ilinsky is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsIlinskyIlinsky

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ilinsky is 3.35 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3622
Provisional designation1981 SX7
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.9 km (#1,985 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.102
Rotation period6.43 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.94
Orbital period6.25 years
Semi-major axis3.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.23 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.0468
Inclination4.93°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.24 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1981

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