(3651) Friedman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Where Friedman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Friedman is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3651 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.64 km (#9,501 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Rotation period | 2.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 7.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 November 1978
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- (2440) Educatio
- (2499) Brunk
- (2611) Boyce
- (2725) David Bender
- (2925) Beatty
- (3240) Laocoon
- (3449) Abell
- (3718) Dunbar
- (3926) Ramirez
- (4012) Geballe
- (4069) Blakee
More named asteroids discovered by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J.
- (2324) Janice
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2440) Educatio
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2499) Brunk
- (2611) Boyce
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
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