(3441) Pochaina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Pochaina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPochainaPochaina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pochaina is 3.65 au from the Sun and 4.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3441
Provisional designation1969 TS1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.1 km (#2,483 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period5.45 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 3.69 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination2.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1969

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