(3912) Troja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Named for the ancient legendary city featured in the works of Homer. The historical site of Troy was found in 1872 at Hisarlık, Turkey, by Schliemann.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Troja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Troja is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3912 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 SG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.93 km (#9,043 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.328 |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0315 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1988
- (3910) Liszt
- (4259) McCoy
- (4794) Bogard
- (6188) Robertpepin
- (8483) Kinwalaniihsia
- (8643) Quercus
- (8644) Betulapendula
- (9025) Polanskey
- (9026) Denevi
- (10063) Erinleeryan
- (10298) Jiangchuanhuang
- (10741) Valeriocarruba
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
- (4380) Geyer
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