(3941) Haydn Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 October 1973 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Haydn is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHaydnHaydn

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haydn is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3941
Provisional designation1973 UU5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.01 km (#8,923 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.339
Absolute magnitude (H)13.17
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.87 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0201
Inclination1.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 27 October 1973

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