(3930) Vasilev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Vasilev is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVasilevVasilev

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasilev is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3930
Provisional designation1982 UV10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.5 km (#2,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Absolute magnitude (H)12.84
Orbital period5.53 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination1.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 25 October 1982

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