(3156) Ellington Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1953 by A. Schmitt at Uccle.
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Where Ellington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellington is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3156 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 EE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.8 km (#1,325 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 8.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by A. Schmitt
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