(3992) Wagner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Wagner is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsWagnerWagner

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wagner is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3992
Provisional designation1987 SA7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.1 km (#2,640 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.166
Rotation period20.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.59
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.0816
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.76 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1987

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