(3840) Mimistrobell Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Mimistrobell is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMimistrobellMimistrobell

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mimistrobell is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3840
Provisional designation1980 TN4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.17 km (#10,302 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.279
Absolute magnitude (H)13.43
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.0818
Inclination3.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 9 October 1980

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