(3705) Hotellasilla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Named in honor of Erich Schumann and his Chilean team, who, for almost three decades and with great dedication, have secured the accommodation and catering of thousands of staff members and visitors to the European Southern Observatory at the “Hotel La Silla” in Chile.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hotellasilla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hotellasilla is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3705 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 ET1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.9 km (#2,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 1.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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