(3373) Koktebelia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Koktebelia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koktebelia is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3373
Provisional designation1978 QQ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.37 km (#11,912 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.321
Rotation period405 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.46
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.969 au

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

Also discovered on 31 August 1978

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