(3572) Leogoldberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 October 1954 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.

Where Leogoldberg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leogoldberg is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3572
Provisional designation1954 UJ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.25 km (#5,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.176
Rotation period10.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.8
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.34 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination3.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

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