(3071) Nesterov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1973 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Nesterov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nesterov is 3.32 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3071 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 FT1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.9 km (#2,218 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0909 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by T. M. Smirnova
- (1774) Kulikov
- (1791) Patsayev
- (1793) Zoya
- (1804) Chebotarev
- (1835) Gajdariya
- (1854) Skvortsov
- (1857) Parchomenko
- (1900) Katyusha
- (1902) Shaposhnikov
- (1903) Adzhimushkaj
- (1904) Massevitch
- (1905) Ambartsumian
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