(3442) Yashin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Yashin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yashin is 3.56 au from the Sun and 4.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3442 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TO7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.7 km (#1,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 8.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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