Discovered by Chernykh, N. Alternative names 1977 RD4 Aphelion 2.9314 AU (438.53 Gm) Discovered 7 September 1977 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 7 September 1977 Observation arc 26639 days (72.93 yr) Perihelion 1.8690 AU (279.60 Gm) Absolute magnitude 12.4 MPC designation 3544 | |
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3544 Borodino (1977 RD4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1977 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj. It is named after the village of Borodino, commemorating the battle that took place there in 1812.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2007 show a rotation period of 5.44 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.65 ± 0.04 magnitude.
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