(3933) Portugal Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1986 by R. M. West at La Silla.
Where Portugal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Portugal is 3.50 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3933 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 EN4 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.9 km (#3,156 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 8.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0973 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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