(3956) Caspar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1988 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
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Where Caspar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caspar is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3956 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.44 km (#9,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Rotation period | 2.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.842 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1988
- (4453) Bornholm
- (4901) O Briain
- (4948) Hideonishimura
- (5030) Gyldenkerne
- (5432) Imakiire
- (5813) Eizaburo
- (6959) Mikkelkocha
- (7237) Vickyhamilton
- (14845) Hegel
- (27712) Coudray
- (37565) Hinoki
- (48422) Schrade
More named asteroids discovered by P. Jensen
- (3459) Bodil
- (3782) Celle
- (3796) Lene
- (3830) Trelleborg
- (3858) Dorchester
- (3864) Soren
- (3948) Bohr
- (3989) Odin
- (3990) Heimdal
- (4059) Balder
- (4088) Baggesen
- (4092) Tyr
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