(3770) Nizami Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Nizami is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNizamiNizami

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nizami is 1.80 au from the Sun and 0.914 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3770
Provisional designation1974 QT1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.38 km (#14,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.323
Absolute magnitude (H)14.49
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination6.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.797 au

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

Also discovered on 24 August 1974

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