(3931) Batten Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Batten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Batten is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3931 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 EN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,962 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.731 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0816 |
| Inclination | 3.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1984
- (3066) McFadden
- (3420) Standish
- (4529) Webern
- (4530) Smoluchowski
- (4818) Elgar
- (5502) Brashear
- (5943) Lovi
- (9544) Scottbirney
- (90698) Kosciuszko
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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