(3323) Turgenev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Turgenev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Turgenev is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3323
Provisional designation1979 SY9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.81 km (#10,987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.304
Absolute magnitude (H)13.67
Orbital period4.10 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination0.706°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1979

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