(3418) Izvekov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 1973 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Izvekov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsIzvekovIzvekov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izvekov is 3.69 au from the Sun and 4.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3418
Provisional designation1973 QZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.5 km (#2,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Absolute magnitude (H)12.48
Orbital period5.60 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination1.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 31 August 1973

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