(4303) Savitskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Savitskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savitskij is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4303 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.894 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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