(3758) Karttunen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Karttunen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karttunen is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3758 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 WP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.81 km (#6,765 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Rotation period | 12.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (4200) Shizukagozen
- (4247) Grahamsmith
- (4693) Drummond
- (5226) Pollack
- (7923) Chyba
- (8146) Jimbell
- (10288) Saville
- (10484) Hecht