(3792) Preston Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Preston is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Preston is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3792 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.16 km (#10,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 2.93 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.868 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 March 1985
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- (2459) Spellmann
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- (2705) Wu
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- (2748) Patrick Gene
- (2773) Brooks
- (2834) Christy Carol
- (2891) McGetchin
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