(3686) Antoku Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1987 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.

Where Antoku is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antoku is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3686
Provisional designation1987 EB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.7 km (#2,539 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period6.73 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)12.52
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination5.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

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

Also discovered on 3 March 1987

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