(3652) Soros Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 October 1981 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Soros is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSorosSoros

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Soros is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3652
Provisional designation1981 TC3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.6 km (#3,852 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Absolute magnitude (H)13.53
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination2.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.899 au

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

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