(3889) Menshikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Menshikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Menshikov is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3889 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 RT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,405 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 3.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 September 1972
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