(3967) Shekhtelia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Shekhtelia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shekhtelia is 3.39 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3967 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YW2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.3 km (#1,402 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.10 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0463 |
| Inclination | 17.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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