(3712) Kraft Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1984 by Harlan, E. A., Klemola, A. R. at Mount Hamilton.
Where Kraft is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kraft is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3712 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 YC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,486 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Rotation period | 9.34 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 31.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.