(3612) Peale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Peale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peale is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3612 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 TW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1982
- (2874) Jim Young
- (2888) Hodgson
- (3510) Veeder
- (3574) Rudaux
- (3658) Feldman
- (3721) Widorn
- (5367) Sollenberger
- (7866) Sicoli
- (69260) Tonyjudt
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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