(3191) Svanetia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Svanetia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSvanetiaSvanetia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svanetia is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3191
Provisional designation1979 SX9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.32 km (#5,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.294
Absolute magnitude (H)12.35
Orbital period4.87 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.0133
Inclination2.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1979

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