(3546) Atanasoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1983 by Bulgarian National Observatory at Smolyan.
Where Atanasoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atanasoff is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3546 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 SC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.98 km (#5,105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Rotation period | 3.75 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0254 |
| Inclination | 7.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 September 1983
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