(3936) Elst Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Elst is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elst is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3936 |
| Provisional designation | 2321 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.507 |
| Rotation period | 6.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (4722) Agelaos
- (4753) Phidias
- (4754) Panthoos
- (5610) Balster
- (5699) Munch
- (5700) Homerus
- (5984) Lysippus
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