(3207) Spinrad Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Spinrad is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSpinradSpinrad

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spinrad is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3207
Provisional designation1981 EY25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.38 km (#5,491 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.241
Rotation period2.73 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.49
Orbital period4.96 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.72 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.0654
Inclination2.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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