(3895) Earhart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Earhart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Earhart is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3895 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 DE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,888 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 24.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.934 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.