(3559) Violaumayer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Violaumayer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Violaumayer is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3559 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 PH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,970 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 3.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.