(3702) Trubetskaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 July 1970 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Trubetskaya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trubetskaya is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3702
Provisional designation1970 NB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.2 km (#2,474 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.145
Rotation period8.29 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.69
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.237
Inclination15.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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