(4449) Sobinov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Sobinov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSobinovSobinov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sobinov is 3.30 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4449
Provisional designation1987 RX3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.0 km (#1,359 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0649
Absolute magnitude (H)11.89
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.0961
Inclination4.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

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