(3617) Eicher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 June 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Where Eicher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eicher is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3617 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 LJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.19 km (#5,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 June 1984
More named asteroids discovered by B. A. Skiff
- (2525) O'Steen
- (2588) Flavia
- (2864) Soderblom
- (2881) Meiden
- (3140) Stellafane
- (3153) Lincoln
- (3154) Grant
- (3155) Lee
- (3325) TARDIS
- (3434) Hurless
- (3505) Byrd
- (3637) O'Meara
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