(3512) Eriepa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 January 1984 by J. Wagner at Anderson Mesa.

Where Eriepa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eriepa is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3512
Provisional designation1984 AC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.88 km (#10,854 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.136
Rotation period6.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.02
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.69 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.247
Inclination7.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.718 au

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

Also discovered on 8 January 1984

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