(3073) Kursk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kursk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kursk is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3073 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SW11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1979
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- (2953) Vysheslavia
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