(4074) Sharkov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1981 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Sharkov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSharkovSharkov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharkov is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4074
Provisional designation1981 UN11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.0 km (#4,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.114
Absolute magnitude (H)12.41
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.91 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.0382
Inclination9.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.91 au

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

Also discovered on 22 October 1981

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