(3100) Zimmerman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Zimmerman is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsZimmermanZimmerman

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zimmerman is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3100
Provisional designation1977 EQ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.29 km (#10,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.251
Rotation period6.13 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.74
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0870
Inclination2.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 March 1977

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