(3141) Buchar Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Buchar is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBucharBuchar

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buchar is 3.56 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3141
Provisional designation1984 RH
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.0 km (#1,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0858
Rotation period11.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.91
Orbital period6.28 years
Semi-major axis3.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.18 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.0656
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.20 au

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

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