(3482) Lesnaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Lesnaya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lesnaya is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3482
Provisional designation1975 VY4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.6 km (#3,862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.146
Absolute magnitude (H)12.54
Orbital period4.64 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination4.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

Also discovered on 2 November 1975

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