(3717) Thorenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1964 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Thorenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thorenia is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3717 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 CG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 4.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 February 1964
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- (1729) Beryl
- (1741) Giclas
- (1746) Brouwer
- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
- (1762) Russell
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