(3059) Pryor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Where Pryor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pryor is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3059 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EF23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.15 km (#10,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Rotation period | 24.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 March 1981
- (3891) Werner
- (6203) Lyubamoroz
- (7219) Satterwhite
- (8998) Matthewizawa
- (9527) Sherrypervan
- (10276) Matney
- (10474) Pecina
- (10698) Singer
- (11462) Hsingwenlin
- (11467) Simonporter
- (11813) Ingorichter
- (52242) Michelemaoret
More named asteroids discovered by S. J. Bus
- (2285) Ron Helin
- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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