(3846) Hazel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Hazel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hazel is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3846 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.0 km (#1,962 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0892 |
| Inclination | 9.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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