(3641) Williams Bay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1922 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
Where Williams Bay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williams Bay is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3641 |
| Provisional designation | A922 WC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.7 km (#1,375 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 9.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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