(3849) Incidentia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Incidentia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Incidentia is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3849 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 FC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.80 km (#9,226 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.398 |
| Rotation period | 2.78 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0495 |
| Inclination | 5.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.