(4468) Pogrebetskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Pogrebetskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPogrebetskijPogrebetskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pogrebetskij is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4468
Provisional designation1976 SZ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.16 km (#12,357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.213
Absolute magnitude (H)14.16
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination0.596°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.989 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1976

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