(3740) Menge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Where Menge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Menge is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3740 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.60 km (#6,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 5.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt
More named asteroids discovered by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G.
- (2461) Clavel
- (2765) Dinant
- (2788) Andenne
- (2958) Arpetito
- (3016) Meuse
- (3121) Tamines
- (3235) Melchior
- (3268) De Sanctis
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3610) Decampos
- (4192) Breysacher
- (4931) Tomsk
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