(2980) Cameron Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Cameron is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cameron is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2980 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.12 km (#10,399 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 7.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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