(3112) Velimir Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Velimir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Velimir is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3112 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,777 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 3.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 1977
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- (2287) Kalmykia
- (2338) Bokhan
- (2376) Martynov
- (2887) Krinov
- (2915) Moskvina
- (3448) Narbut
- (4520) Dovzhenko
- (8609) Shuvalov
- (8984) Derevyanko