(3654) AAS Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1949 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where AAS is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAASAAS

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: AAS is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3654
Provisional designation1949 QH1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.28 km (#12,099 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.266
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)14.29
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination2.11°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.808 au

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

Also discovered on 21 August 1949

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