(4076) Dorffel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1982 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Dorffel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dorffel is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4076 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.97 km (#5,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Rotation period | 3.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0678 |
| Inclination | 1.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 October 1982
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- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
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