(4389) Durbin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Durbin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDurbinDurbin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Durbin is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4389
Provisional designation1976 GL3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.1 km (#5,041 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.208
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period4.97 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.0780
Inclination2.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1976

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