(3934) Tove Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 February 1987 by Jensen, P., Augustesen, K., Fogh Olsen, H. J. at Brorfelde.

Where Tove is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsToveTove

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tove is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3934
Provisional designation1987 DF1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period9.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.88
Orbital period4.18 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 23 February 1987

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