(3832) Shapiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Shapiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shapiro is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3832 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.0 km (#2,890 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 1.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 August 1981
- (2730) Barks
- (2863) Ben Mayer
- (2871) Schober
- (3087) Beatrice Tinsley
- (3123) Dunham
- (4021) Dancey
- (4433) Goldstone
- (5272) Dickinson
- (7220) Philnicholson
- (9001) Slettebak
- (9531) Jean-Luc
- (10029) Hiramperkins