(2035) Stearns Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1973 by J. Gibson at El Leoncito.
Where Stearns is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stearns is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2035 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SC |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,959 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.649 |
| Rotation period | 93.0 hours |
| Spectral type | E |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.45 |
| Orbital period | 2.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.64 – 2.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 27.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.631 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.