(3974) Verveer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Verveer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verveer is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3974 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.29 km (#6,309 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Rotation period | 8.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 March 1982
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- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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