(3890) Bunin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bunin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBuninBunin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bunin is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3890
Provisional designation1976 YU5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.84 km (#5,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Rotation period13.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.86
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.140
Inclination5.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.999 au

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

Also discovered on 18 December 1976

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