(3645) Fabini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 August 1981 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Fabini is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFabiniFabini

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabini is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3645
Provisional designation1981 QZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.9 km (#2,212 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period4.63 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)12.5
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.48 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.0801
Inclination7.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.49 au

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

Also discovered on 28 August 1981

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