(3066) McFadden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where McFadden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McFadden is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3066 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 EO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,539 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.363 |
| Rotation period | 32.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1984
- (3420) Standish
- (3931) Batten
- (4529) Webern
- (4530) Smoluchowski
- (4818) Elgar
- (5502) Brashear
- (5943) Lovi
- (9544) Scottbirney
- (90698) Kosciuszko