(3506) French Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where French is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: French is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3506 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 CO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.3 km (#2,821 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Rotation period | 16.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0999 |
| Inclination | 9.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 February 1984
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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