3895 Earhart
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3895 Earhart
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 23, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3895 |
| Named after | Amelia Earhart |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 DE |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7784751 |
| Peri | 1.9235763 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1818140 |
| Orbital period | 1316.6928713 |
| Mean anomaly | 311.69818 |
| Inclination | 24.37405 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 150.89715 |
| Argument of peri | 8.08215 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.70 |
3895 Earhart (1987 DE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 23, 1987 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It was named in 1995[1] for Amelia Earhart (1897–1937), a distinguished pioneer in the field of aviation.
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