(3345) Tarkovskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 December 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Tarkovskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTarkovskijTarkovskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarkovskij is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3345
Provisional designation1982 YC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.7 km (#1,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0410
Rotation period187 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)12.26
Orbital period3.88 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination15.9°
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 23 December 1982

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