(3568) ASCII Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1936 by M. Laugier at Nice.
Where ASCII is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ASCII is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3568 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 UB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.8 km (#1,796 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 October 1936
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- (1247) Memoria
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- (1461) Jean-Jacques
- (1651) Behrens
- (1681) Steinmetz
- (1690) Mayrhofer
- (1730) Marceline
- (1755) Lorbach
- (1884) Skip
- (2068) Dangreen
- (2106) Hugo
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