(3706) Sinnott Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Sinnott is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSinnottSinnott

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sinnott is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3706
Provisional designation1984 SE3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.49 km (#11,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.241
Rotation period4.04 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.01
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.40 au
Eccentricity0.0977
Inclination3.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.994 au

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

Also discovered on 28 September 1984

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