(3888) Hoyt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1984 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Hoyt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoyt is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3888 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 FO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,188 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.538 |
| Rotation period | 84.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 22.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.