(3491) Fridolin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1984 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Fridolin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fridolin is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3491 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 SM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.00 km (#6,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.303 |
| Rotation period | 9.90 hours |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0934 |
| Inclination | 4.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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