(3896) Pordenone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1987 by J. M. Baur at Chions.
Where Pordenone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pordenone is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3896 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 WB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.4 km (#2,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 4.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0387 |
| Inclination | 9.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 November 1987
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