(3063) Makhaon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 4 August 1983 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Makhaon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makhaon is 5.12 au from the Sun and 6.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3063 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 PV |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 112 km (#190 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 8.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.54 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.91 – 5.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0602 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 August 1983
More named asteroids discovered by L. G. Karachkina
- (2892) Filipenko
- (3068) Khanina
- (3215) Lapko
- (3286) Anatoliya
- (3345) Tarkovskij
- (3437) Kapitsa
- (3453) Dostoevsky
- (3469) Bulgakov
- (3508) Pasternak
- (3516) Rusheva
- (3620) Platonov
- (3623) Chaplin
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