(3520) Klopsteg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1952 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Klopsteg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klopsteg is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3520 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 SG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.75 km (#7,934 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 4.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1952
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