(3779) Kieffer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Kieffer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kieffer is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3779 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 JV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.7 km (#3,218 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Rotation period | 2.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 May 1985
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