(3387) Greenberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Greenberg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Greenberg is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3387
Provisional designation1981 WE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.07 km (#6,506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.359
Rotation period2.69 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.6
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.188
Inclination12.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also discovered on 20 November 1981

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