(3173) McNaught Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where McNaught is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McNaught is 1.74 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3173 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 WY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.03 km (#8,892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 7.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.729 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 November 1981
- (2633) Bishop
- (2708) Burns
- (2813) Zappala
- (3172) Hirst
- (3454) Lieske
- (3853) Haas
- (3944) Halliday
- (4024) Ronan
- (4025) Ridley
- (5500) Twilley
- (6628) Dondelia
- (7738) Heyman
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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