(3467) Bernheim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1981 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.

Where Bernheim is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBernheimBernheim

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernheim is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3467
Provisional designation1981 SF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.6 km (#4,260 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0830
Rotation period16.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.45
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination4.11°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1981

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