(3477) Kazbegi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.
Where Kazbegi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazbegi is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3477 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 KH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.19 km (#8,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 May 1979
- (2526) Alisary
- (2567) Elba
- (2595) Gudiachvili
- (2596) Vainu Bappu
- (5270) Kakabadze
- (5890) Carlsberg
- (6362) Tunis
- (9272) Liseleje
- (10462) Saxogrammaticus
More named asteroids discovered by R. M. West
- (2052) Tamriko
- (2053) Nuki
- (2115) Irakli
- (2116) Mtskheta
- (2117) Danmark
- (2145) Blaauw
- (2146) Stentor
- (2147) Kharadze
- (2148) Epeios
- (2187) La Silla
- (2526) Alisary
- (2595) Gudiachvili
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