(3029) Sanders Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Sanders is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanders is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3029 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.97 km (#8,971 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.412 |
| Rotation period | 3.06 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt
- (3685) Derdenye