(3075) Bornmann Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Bornmann is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bornmann is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3075
Provisional designation1981 EY15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.48 km (#11,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.243
Rotation period2.99 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.18
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination9.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.965 au

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

Also discovered on 1 March 1981

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