(3530) Hammel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Where Hammel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hammel is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3530 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EC20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.30 km (#10,037 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 4.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 March 1981
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- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3121) Tamines
- (3122) Florence
- (3207) Spinrad
- (3252) Johnny
- (3304) Pearce
- (3524) Schulz