(3410) Vereshchagin Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Vereshchagin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vereshchagin is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3410
Provisional designation1978 SZ7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.41 km (#11,820 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.362
Rotation period2.68 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.85
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.0967
Inclination4.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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