(3841) Dicicco Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 November 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Dicicco is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDiciccoDicicco

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dicicco is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3841
Provisional designation1983 VG7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.25 km (#8,579 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.294
Rotation period3.60 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.43
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination5.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.918 au

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

Also discovered on 4 November 1983

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