(3448) Narbut Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Narbut is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Narbut is 1.93 au from the Sun and 0.955 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3448
Provisional designation1977 QA5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.97 km (#8,973 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.376
Rotation period55.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.03
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination3.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.939 au

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

Also discovered on 22 August 1977

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