(3683) Baumann Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 June 1987 by W. Landgraf at La Silla.

Where Baumann is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBaumannBaumann

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baumann is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3683
Provisional designation1987 MA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.9 km (#2,221 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.135
Rotation period7.89 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.1
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.52 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination15.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

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