(3580) Avery Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 February 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.

Where Avery is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAveryAvery

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Avery is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3580
Provisional designation1983 CS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.53 km (#6,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.266
Rotation period24.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.03
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.240
Inclination3.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also discovered on 15 February 1983

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