(3926) Ramirez Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.

Where Ramirez is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramirez is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3926
Provisional designation1978 VQ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.90 km (#12,985 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.461
Absolute magnitude (H)13.88
Orbital period4.09 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination9.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 November 1978

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