(3742) Sunshine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Sunshine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sunshine is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3742 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.33 km (#9,991 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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