(3826) Handel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1973 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Handel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Handel is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3826 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 UV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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