(3134) Kostinsky Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 November 1921 by S. Beljavskij at Simeis.

Where Kostinsky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kostinsky is 4.33 au from the Sun and 5.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3134
Provisional designationA921 VA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter50.4 km (#741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Rotation period14.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.48
Orbital period7.96 years
Semi-major axis3.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.11 – 4.87 au
Eccentricity0.220
Inclination7.64°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.12 au

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

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