(3731) Hancock Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1984 by Perth Observatory at Bickley.
Where Hancock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hancock is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3731 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 DH1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 53.1 km (#686 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0190 |
| Rotation period | 6.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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