(3621) Curtis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1981 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Curtis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Curtis is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3621 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 SQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,973 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 39.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2558) Viv
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- (3256) Daguerre
- (3467) Bernheim
- (3807) Pagels
- (3898) Curlewis
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