(3879) Machar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1983 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Where Machar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Machar is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3879 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 QA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.71 km (#9,375 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.375 |
| Rotation period | 4.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 8.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.748 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.