(3817) Lencarter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Where Lencarter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lencarter is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3817 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,345 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.410 |
| Rotation period | 300 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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