(3484) Neugebauer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 July 1978 by Helin, E. F., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Neugebauer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neugebauer is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3484
Provisional designation1978 NE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.91 km (#7,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.337
Rotation period7.89 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.08
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.12 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination15.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

Also discovered on 10 July 1978

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