(3552) Don Quixote Amor
Discovered on 26 September 1983 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Don Quixote is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Don Quixote is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3552 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 SA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 19.0 km (#2,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Rotation period | 6.67 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.02 |
| Orbital period | 8.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.25 – 7.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.707 |
| Inclination | 31.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.342 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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