(3608) Kataev Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kataev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kataev is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3608 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SD1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.44 |
| Orbital period | 6.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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