(3566) Levitan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 December 1979 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Levitan is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLevitanLevitan

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Levitan is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3566
Provisional designation1979 YA9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.8 km (#3,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Rotation period5.61 hours
Spectral typeB
Absolute magnitude (H)13.14
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination2.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also discovered on 24 December 1979

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