(3010) Ushakov Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Ushakov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsUshakovUshakov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ushakov is 3.76 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3010
Provisional designation1978 SB5
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.111
Rotation period3.56 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period5.82 years
Semi-major axis3.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination2.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1978

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