(4944) Kozlovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kozlovskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKozlovskijKozlovskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kozlovskij is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4944
Provisional designation1987 RP3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.1 km (#4,504 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0610
Rotation period3.57 hours
Spectral typeCb
Absolute magnitude (H)13.46
Orbital period4.54 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.0660
Inclination4.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

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

Also discovered on 2 September 1987

More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh