(3254) Bus Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Bus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bus is 4.33 au from the Sun and 5.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3254 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UM |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.1 km (#1,314 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 6.62 hours |
| Spectral type | T |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.33 |
| Orbital period | 7.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.36 – 4.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 4.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 October 1982
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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