(3856) Lutskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Lutskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLutskijLutskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lutskij is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3856
Provisional designation1976 QX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.5 km (#4,846 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.281
Absolute magnitude (H)12.24
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.0562
Inclination1.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.72 au

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

Also discovered on 26 August 1976

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