(3916) Maeva Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1981 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Where Maeva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maeva is 3.62 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3916 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QA3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.6 km (#2,259 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.33 |
| Orbital period | 5.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.