(3531) Cruikshank Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Cruikshank is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cruikshank is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3531 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 FB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.27 km (#6,327 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 148 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 March 1981
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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