(3660) Lazarev Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Lazarev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lazarev is 3.33 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3660 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QX2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.8 km (#1,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Rotation period | 7.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0806 |
| Inclination | 7.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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