(3853) Haas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Haas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haas is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3853 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 WG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.06 km (#6,518 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 541 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 9.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 November 1981
- (2633) Bishop
- (2708) Burns
- (2813) Zappala
- (3172) Hirst
- (3173) McNaught
- (3454) Lieske
- (3944) Halliday
- (4024) Ronan
- (4025) Ridley
- (5500) Twilley
- (6628) Dondelia
- (7738) Heyman