(3776) Vartiovuori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 April 1938 by H. Alikoski at Turku.

Where Vartiovuori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vartiovuori is 3.40 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3776
Provisional designation1938 GG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.5 km (#1,908 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0930
Rotation period11.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.03
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.97 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0678
Inclination27.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.97 au

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

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