(3302) Schliemann Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Schliemann is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schliemann is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3302
Provisional designation1977 RS6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.54 km (#7,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.236
Rotation period2.68 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.82
Orbital period3.84 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.0986
Inclination3.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

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