(3975) Verdi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1982 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Verdi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verdi is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3975 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.69 km (#5,283 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 8.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0493 |
| Inclination | 1.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 October 1982
More named asteroids discovered by F. Borngen
- (3181) Ahnert
- (3245) Jensch
- (3338) Richter
- (3539) Weimar
- (3540) Protesilaos
- (3802) Dornburg
- (3808) Tempel
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
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