(3886) Shcherbakovia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1981 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Shcherbakovia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shcherbakovia is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3886 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.6 km (#2,411 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 5.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.