(3108) Lyubov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Lyubov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lyubov is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3108 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 QM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.45 km (#11,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 4.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 3.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.861 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 August 1972
More named asteroids discovered by L. V. Zhuravleva
- (1858) Lobachevskij
- (1859) Kovalevskaya
- (1909) Alekhin
- (1910) Mikhailov
- (1959) Karbyshev
- (2015) Kachuevskaya
- (2098) Zyskin
- (2130) Evdokiya
- (2173) Maresjev
- (2188) Orlenok
- (2233) Kuznetsov
- (2283) Bunke
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