(3680) Sasha Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 June 1987 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Named in honor of Alexandra Rachel Druyan Sagan, young daughter of Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. Sasha's charismatic parents are passionately committed to preserving a peaceful, intact world for their children to inherit. This is well expressed in the dedication of his book Cosmos: “for Alexandra, who comes of age with the millennium. May we leave your generation a world better than the one we were given.” In the hope that they will continue and expand the quests of their parents, this minor planet is dedicated to Sasha and her contemporaries throughout the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

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Where Sasha is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sasha is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	3680
Provisional designation	1987 MY
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	5.81 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.12
Orbital period	3.32 years
Semi-major axis	2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.08 – 2.37 au
Eccentricity	0.0636
Inclination	5.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.11 au

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

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