(3780) Maury Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Maury is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maury is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3780 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Rotation period | 3.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0610 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1985
- (3900) Knezevic
- (4120) Denoyelle
- (4442) Garcia
- (4481) Herbelin
- (5274) Degewij
- (7165) Pendleton
- (8262) Carcich
- (8819) Chrisbondi
- (13494) Treiso
- (13921) Sgarbini
- (14825) Fieber-Beyer
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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