(3501) Olegiya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Olegiya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOlegiyaOlegiya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olegiya is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3501
Provisional designation1971 QU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.4 km (#1,916 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Rotation period8.72 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.84
Orbital period5.00 years
Semi-major axis2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.0899
Inclination4.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also discovered on 18 August 1971

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