(3700) Geowilliams Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1984 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Geowilliams is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geowilliams is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3700
Provisional designation1984 UL2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.75 km (#6,825 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.233
Rotation period14.4 hours
Spectral typeSk
Absolute magnitude (H)12.63
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.224
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.898 au

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

Also discovered on 23 October 1984

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