(3332) Raksha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
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Where Raksha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raksha is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3332 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 NT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 4.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0859 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.