(3869) Norton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Norton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Norton is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3869 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.43 km (#6,201 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Rotation period | 7.61 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 May 1981
- (2411) Zellner
- (2685) Masursky
- (2844) Hess
- (2920) Automedon
- (3208) Lunn
- (3748) Tatum
- (4396) Gressmann
- (4732) Froeschle
- (9000) Hal
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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