(3006) Livadia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Livadia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLivadiaLivadia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Livadia is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3006
Provisional designation1979 SF11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.34 km (#6,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Absolute magnitude (H)14.32
Orbital period3.80 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination3.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.974 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1979

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