(3433) Fehrenbach Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 October 1963 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Fehrenbach is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fehrenbach is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3433
Provisional designation1963 TJ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.75 km (#6,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.204
Rotation period3.92 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.87
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.187
Inclination4.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.961 au

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

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