(3498) Belton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Where Belton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Belton is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3498 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EG14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.30 km (#14,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.646 |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3503) Brandt
- (3685) Derdenye
More named asteroids discovered by S. J. Bus
- (2285) Ron Helin
- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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