(3969) Rossi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Rossi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rossi is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3969 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1978
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