(3799) Novgorod Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Novgorod is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Novgorod is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3799
Provisional designation1979 SL9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.4 km (#2,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0930
Absolute magnitude (H)12.3
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination1.36°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1979

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