(2283) Bunke Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1974 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Bunke is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBunkeBunke

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bunke is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2283
Provisional designation1974 SV4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.03 km (#8,877 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.422
Rotation period46.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.65
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.0874
Inclination6.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1974

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