(3304) Pearce Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Pearce is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pearce is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3304
Provisional designation1981 EQ21
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.31 km (#5,536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0770
Rotation period40.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.65
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.90 au
Eccentricity0.278
Inclination2.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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