(3601) Velikhov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Velikhov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Velikhov is 2.83 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3601 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SP9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,557 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.117 |
| Rotation period | 12.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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