(3927) Feliciaplatt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 May 1981 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Feliciaplatt is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feliciaplatt is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3927
Provisional designation1981 JA2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.00 km (#12,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.278
Absolute magnitude (H)14.11
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.135
Inclination1.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.880 au

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

Also discovered on 5 May 1981

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