(3687) Dzus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1908 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Dzus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dzus is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3687 |
| Provisional designation | A908 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.9 km (#1,320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 58.1 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (579) Sidonia
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- (584) Semiramis
- (585) Bilkis
- (589) Croatia
- (591) Irmgard
- (593) Titania
- (595) Polyxena
- (596) Scheila
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
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