(3461) Mandelshtam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Mandelshtam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mandelshtam is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3461 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 SA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.62 km (#6,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Rotation period | 2.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.