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3800 Karayusuf

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Discovered by
  
E. F. Helin

MPC designation
  
3800

Minor planet category
  
Mars crosser

Discovered
  
4 January 1984

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Palomar Observatory

Discovery date
  
4 January 1984

Alternative names
  
1984 AB

Observation arc
  
14718 days (40.30 yr)

Inclination
  
14.84628°

Discoverer
  
Eleanor F. Helin

Asteroid group
  
Mars-crosser asteroid

Similar
  
4015 Wilson–Harrington, Sun, 6489 Golevka, 9969 Braille, 4769 Castalia

3800 Karayusuf (1984 AB) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on January 4, 1984 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. With an absolute magnitude of 14.9, the asteroid is about 3–6 km in diameter. On 1938-Jun-11 the asteroid passed 0.0151 AU (2,260,000 km; 1,400,000 mi) from Mars.

References

3800 Karayusuf Wikipedia