(3189) Penza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Penza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Penza is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3189 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RF6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.136 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 8.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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