(3783) Morris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Morris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morris is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3783 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.94 km (#10,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Rotation period | 6.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 6.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 October 1986
- (3831) Pettengill
- (3850) Peltier
- (4091) Lowe
- (4629) Walford
- (4859) Fraknoi
- (5951) Alicemonet
- (7561) Patrickmichel
- (9305) Hazard
- (19123) Stephenlevine
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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