(3639) Weidenschilling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Weidenschilling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weidenschilling is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3639 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 TX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.50 km (#8,250 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 8.52 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0994 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1985
- (3564) Talthybius
- (3595) Gallagher
- (4057) Demophon
- (4281) Pounds
- (4445) Jimstratton
- (4446) Carolyn
- (4665) Muinonen
- (4696) Arpigny
- (4739) Tomahrens
- (5463) Danwelcher
- (5554) Keesey
- (6206) Corradolamberti
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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