(3474) Linsley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 1962 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Linsley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Linsley is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3474 |
| Provisional designation | 1962 HE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.08 km (#6,496 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.171 |
| Rotation period | 9.22 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 5.99° |
| 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 27 April 1962
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