(3012) Minsk Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Minsk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minsk is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3012 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QU9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.1 km (#2,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Rotation period | 3.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0718 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.