(3508) Pasternak Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 February 1980 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Pasternak is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPasternakPasternak

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pasternak is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3508
Provisional designation1980 DO5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)12.68
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination6.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also discovered on 21 February 1980

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