(3074) Popov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1979 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Popov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Popov is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3074 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 YE9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.88 km (#5,177 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 December 1979
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- (1959) Karbyshev
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- (2098) Zyskin
- (2130) Evdokiya
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- (2233) Kuznetsov
- (2283) Bunke
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