(3068) Khanina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Khanina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khanina is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3068 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 YJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.51 km (#8,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 6.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.