(3965) Konopleva Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 November 1975 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Konopleva is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKonoplevaKonopleva

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konopleva is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3965
Provisional designation1975 VA9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.52 km (#5,399 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.339
Rotation period6.87 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 8 November 1975

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