(3884) Alferov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Alferov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alferov is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3884 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.4 km (#3,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 2,495 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 1.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2388) Gaze
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- (2646) Abetti
- (2792) Ponomarev
- (2966) Korsunia
- (3100) Zimmerman
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- (5413) Smyslov
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