(3631) Sigyn Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Sigyn is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sigyn is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3631
Provisional designation1987 BV1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter38.5 km (#1,014 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0690
Rotation period41.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.16
Orbital period5.44 years
Semi-major axis3.09 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.0831
Inclination14.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

Also discovered on 25 January 1987

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