(3145) Walter Adams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Walter Adams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walter Adams is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3145 |
| Provisional designation | 1955 RY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,102 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 2.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 5.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.664 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1955
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