(3499) Hoppe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1981 by Borngen, F., Kirsch, K. at Tautenburg.
Where Hoppe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoppe is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3499 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 VW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.6 km (#2,987 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 3.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 2.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.