(3703) Volkonskaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Volkonskaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volkonskaya is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3703 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.73 km (#13,378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 3.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 6.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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