(3996) Fugaku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1988 by Arai, M., Mori, H. at Yorii.
Where Fugaku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fugaku is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3996 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 XG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,177 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.409 |
| Rotation period | 7.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 December 1988
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- (3823) Yorii
- (4262) DeVorkin
- (4291) Kodaihasu
- (4495) Dassanowsky
- (4901) O Briain
- (6299) Reizoutoyoko
- (6380) Gardel
- (6709) Hiromiyuki
- (10776) Musashitomiyo
- (11515) Oshijyo
- (13017) Owakenoomi
- (20001) Marinakoren
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