(3577) Putilin Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 October 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Putilin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Putilin is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3577
Provisional designation1969 TK
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter49.1 km (#768 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Rotation period18.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.5
Orbital period7.84 years
Semi-major axis3.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.16 – 4.73 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination3.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.18 au

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

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