(3534) Sax Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 December 1936 by E. Delporte at Uccle.
Where Sax is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sax is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3534 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.01 km (#5,750 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 6.22 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 7.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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