(3589) Loyola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1984 by J. Wagner at Anderson Mesa.
Where Loyola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loyola is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3589 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 AB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,093 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.353 |
| Rotation period | 4.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.890 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 January 1984
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