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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Mrkos, A. |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | December 4, 1983 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3980 |
| Named after | Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav |
| Alternate name(s) | 1983 XU |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6326254 |
| Peri | 2.6172688 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1624598 |
| Orbital period | 2017.7270775 |
| Mean anomaly | 160.11963 |
| Inclination | 2.28201 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 74.26226 |
| Argument of peri | 356.67910 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
3980 Hviezdoslav (1983 XU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4, 1983 by Mrkos, A. at Klet. The asteroid was named after the Slovak poet Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav.
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