(3522) Becker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1941 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Becker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Becker is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3522 |
| Provisional designation | 1941 SW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.1 km (#2,190 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 31.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 4.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.285 |
| Inclination | 8.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 September 1941
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- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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