(3038) Bernes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bernes is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBernesBernes

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernes is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3038
Provisional designation1978 QB3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.58 km (#13,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.660
Absolute magnitude (H)13.54
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.206
Inclination4.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.932 au

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

Also discovered on 31 August 1978

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