(3946) Shor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1983 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Shor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shor is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3946 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 EL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.1 km (#2,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 5.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 0.736° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.