(2955) Newburn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Newburn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Newburn is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2955 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.43 km (#9,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Rotation period | 36.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 3.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.914 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 January 1982
- (2603) Taylor
- (2954) Delsemme
- (3192) A'Hearn
- (4026) Beet
- (5665) Begemann
- (7387) Malbil
- (13002) Vickihorner