(3434) Hurless Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 November 1981 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Hurless is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHurlessHurless

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hurless is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3434
Provisional designation1981 VO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.7 km (#3,488 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Absolute magnitude (H)13.36
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.230
Inclination3.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 2 November 1981

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