(3918) Brel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Where Brel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brel is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3918 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.26 km (#8,562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 3.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 7.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.776 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 August 1988
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- (4379) Snelling
- (4707) Khryses
- (5471) Tunguska
- (5866) Sachsen
- (6549) Skryabin
- (8826) Corneville
- (8827) Kollwitz
- (9315) Weigel
- (12240) Droste-Hulshoff
- (12241) Lefort
- (21010) Kishon