(3283) Skorina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 August 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Skorina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSkorinaSkorina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skorina is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3283
Provisional designation1979 QA10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0760
Rotation period147 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination6.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also discovered on 27 August 1979

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