(3019) Kulin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 January 1940 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.

Where Kulin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kulin is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3019
Provisional designation1940 AC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.7 km (#4,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.268
Rotation period92.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.09
Orbital period4.84 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.0510
Inclination3.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

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