(3558) Shishkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Shishkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shishkin is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3558 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.77 km (#5,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 6.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0645 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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