(3044) Saltykov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1983 by Metlova, N. V., Kurochkin, N. E. at Nauchnyj.
Where Saltykov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saltykov is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3044 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.8 km (#1,705 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 35.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1983
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