(3806) Tremaine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Tremaine is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tremaine is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3806
Provisional designation1981 EW32
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.76 km (#11,096 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.113
Absolute magnitude (H)14.59
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.76 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.309
Inclination10.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.761 au

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

Also discovered on 1 March 1981

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