(3027) Shavarsh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Shavarsh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shavarsh is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3027
Provisional designation1978 PQ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.5 km (#3,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0400
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.220
Inclination1.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also discovered on 8 August 1978

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