(3586) Vasnetsov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Vasnetsov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVasnetsovVasnetsov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasnetsov is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3586
Provisional designation1978 SW6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.18 km (#7,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.216
Rotation period4.05 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.25
Orbital period3.86 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination9.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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