(3618) Kuprin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kuprin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuprin is 3.72 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3618 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QP8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.1 km (#2,860 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Rotation period | 9.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 August 1979
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- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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