(3768) Monroe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
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Where Monroe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monroe is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3768 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.6 km (#1,570 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.