(3483) Svetlov Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Svetlov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSvetlovSvetlov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svetlov is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3483
Provisional designation1976 YP2
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.92 km (#15,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.827
Rotation period6.79 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.89
Orbital period2.69 years
Semi-major axis1.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.69 – 2.17 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination23.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.823 au

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

Also discovered on 16 December 1976

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