(3762) Amaravella Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Amaravella is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amaravella is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3762
Provisional designation1976 QN1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.90 km (#13,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.507
Rotation period55.6 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)13.6
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.0792
Inclination1.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 26 August 1976

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