(3536) Schleicher Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Schleicher is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schleicher is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3536
Provisional designation1981 EV20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.15 km (#14,841 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.197
Rotation period5.79 hours
Spectral typeV
Absolute magnitude (H)14.11
Orbital period3.59 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0486
Inclination6.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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