(4364) Shkodrov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.

Where Shkodrov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shkodrov is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4364
Provisional designation1978 VV5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.23 km (#12,206 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.311
Rotation period17.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination1.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 7 November 1978

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