(3525) Paul Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Paul is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paul is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3525 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 13.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 February 1983
- (3367) Alex
- (3413) Andriana
- (3580) Avery
- (4079) Britten
- (7275) Earlcarpenter
- (7512) Monicalazzarin
- (7994) Bethellen
More named asteroids discovered by N. G. Thomas
- (2089) Cetacea
- (2366) Aaryn
- (2527) Gregory
- (2556) Louise
- (2558) Viv
- (2612) Kathryn
- (2683) Brian
- (2684) Douglas
- (2764) Moeller
- (2779) Mary
- (2895) Memnon
- (2927) Alamosa
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