(3860) Plovdiv Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1986 by Elst, E. W., Ivanova, V. G. at Smolyan.
Where Plovdiv is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plovdiv is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3860 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 PM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 6.11 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 8.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 August 1986
More named asteroids discovered by Elst, E. W., Ivanova, V. G.
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