(3291) Dunlap Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Dunlap is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDunlapDunlap

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dunlap is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3291
Provisional designation1982 VX3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.5 km (#1,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Absolute magnitude (H)12.89
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination2.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

Also discovered on 14 November 1982

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