(3920) Aubignan Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 28 November 1948 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Aubignan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aubignan is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3920
Provisional designation1948 WF
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Diameter5.96 km (#8,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.339
Rotation period4.48 hours
Spectral typeSa
Absolute magnitude (H)13.11
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.64 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.271
Inclination9.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.657 au

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

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