(3447) Burckhalter Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1956 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Burckhalter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burckhalter is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3447 |
| Provisional designation | 1956 SC |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.00 km (#8,937 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.779 |
| Rotation period | 59.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 2.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0287 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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