(4428) Khotinok Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Khotinok is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khotinok is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4428
Provisional designation1977 SN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.01 km (#8,910 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.281
Rotation period101 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.6
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.236
Inclination4.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.795 au

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

Also discovered on 18 September 1977

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