(3528) Counselman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Counselman is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCounselmanCounselman

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Counselman is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3528
Provisional designation1981 EW3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.77 km (#7,916 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.238
Rotation period10.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.23
Orbital period4.03 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination7.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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