(3524) Schulz Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Schulz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schulz is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3524
Provisional designation1981 EE27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.54 km (#8,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.204
Rotation period13.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.56
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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