(3684) Berry Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Berry is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBerryBerry

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berry is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3684
Provisional designation1983 AK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.4 km (#3,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0504
Rotation period11.9 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)14.02
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination6.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.961 au

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

Also discovered on 9 January 1983

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