(3803) Tuchkova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Tuchkova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuchkova is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3803 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 TP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.0 km (#1,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 6.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0451 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.