(3053) Dresden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Dresden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dresden is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3053 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.55 km (#13,835 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.775 |
| Rotation period | 4.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 4.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.