(3637) O'Meara Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where O'Meara is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: O'Meara is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3637
Provisional designation1984 UQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.6 km (#3,872 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.161
Rotation period5.75 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.91
Orbital period4.09 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination14.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 October 1984

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