(3265) Fletcher Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 November 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Fletcher is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fletcher is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3265
Provisional designation1953 VN2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.91 km (#9,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.384
Spectral typeV
Absolute magnitude (H)13.26
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination6.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

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