(3357) Tolstikov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 March 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Tolstikov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tolstikov is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3357
Provisional designation1984 FT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.4 km (#2,812 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.151
Rotation period3.17 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.84
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.87 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.0517
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

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