(3642) Frieden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1953 by H. Gessner at Sonneberg.
Where Frieden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frieden is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3642 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 XL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.9 km (#1,281 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 14.5 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0791 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.