(3739) Rem Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Rem is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rem is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3739 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Rotation period | 68.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 September 1977
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