(4516) Pugovkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Pugovkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pugovkin is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4516 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SN6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.78 km (#6,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0126 |
| Inclination | 4.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.