Asteroids

3352 McAuliffe help

Last update: 2025-09-10 09:18 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.185

Aphelion (Q)

2.573

Eccentricity (e)

0.369

Inclination (i)

4.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

940.8

Earth MOID

0.20222

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

15.9

mag

Diameter

1550

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

2.205

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1981-02-06

Observatory

Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.879038

1-sigma variation

2.010E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.369107

1-sigma variation

1.585E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.7714

1-sigma variation

2.043E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

107.3261

1-sigma variation

3.346E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

16.0961

1-sigma variation

3.383E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

140.88992

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.185472

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.572605

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.214554

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.496620

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.202215

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

940.8099

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.03849E-18	4.89287E-18	-3.24815E-17	-1.24298E-15	5.71472E-15	-8.41753E-15
e	4.89287E-18	2.51191E-16	-1.24966E-16	5.53281E-16	1.00701E-14	-1.82574E-14
i	-3.24815E-17	-1.24966E-16	4.17500E-12	-8.83045E-12	8.55341E-12	2.69567E-13
Ω	-1.24298E-15	5.53281E-16	-8.83045E-12	1.11950E-9	-1.11751E-9	3.04448E-12
ω	5.71472E-15	1.00701E-14	8.55341E-12	-1.11751E-9	1.14423E-9	-3.15287E-11
M	-8.41753E-15	-1.82574E-14	2.69567E-13	3.04448E-12	-3.15287E-11	3.54177E-11

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 09:18 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

2.205

Unit

Source

[5]

Quality

Value

3,B,U

Unit

Source

[5]

Amplitude

Value

0.16

Unit

mag

Source

[5]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

A;S,Sr

Unit

Source

[3]

[4]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

15.923

16.068

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

[7]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.19

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[7]

[6]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.274

Unit

Source

[8]

Diameter

Value

1550

Unit

Source

[8]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Visual S

Unit

Source

[9]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 NEAs)
[2]	EARN	1.) Alexey V. Sergeyev and Benoit Carry A&A, 652 (2021) A59
[3]	EARN	1.) Bus, S.J. & Binzel, R.P. (2002) Icarus 158,106-145. (Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectrographic Survey: A Feature-Based Taxonomy.) 2.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2004) Icarus 170, 259-294. (Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes.) 3.) Whiteley, R.J. (2001) PhD. Thesis, University of Hawaii. (A Compositional and Dynamical Survey of the Near-Earth Asteroids) 4.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 NEAs)
[4]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[5]	EARN	1.) Monteiro, F. et al. (2018) MPB 45, 221-224. (Rotational Period Determination for 12 Near-Earth Asteroids) 2.) Warner, B.D. (2017) MPB 44, 22-36. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2016 JULY-SEPTEMBER) (46 NEAs) 3.) Howell, J.A. (2012) MPB 39, 157. (LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS OF NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID 3352 MCAULIFFE) 4.) Petr Pravec's Ondrejov NEO Photometric Program Webpage "Prepublished Periods"
[6]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[7]	EARN	1.) Pravec, P. et al. (2012) Icarus 221, 365-387 (Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations) 2.) Petr Pravec's Ondrejov NEO Photometric Program Webpage "Prepublished Periods"
[8]	EARN	1.) Joseph R. Masiero et al 2020 Planet. Sci. J. 1 5
[9]	EARN	1.) Lazzarin, M. et al. (1997) Astron. & Astrophys. 327, 388-391. (Compositional properties of Near-Earth Asteroids: spectroscopic comparison with Ordinary Chondrite Meteorites) 2.) Lazzarin, M. et al. (1997) B.A.A.S. 29, 966. (Spectroscopic Comparison Between Near-Earth Asteroids and Ordinary Chondrites Meteorites) 3.) Bus, S.J. & Binzel, R.P. (2002) Icarus 158,106-145. (Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectrographic Survey: A Feature-Based Taxonomy.) 4.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2004) Icarus 170, 259-294. (Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes.)

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

16240

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.449904

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1981-02-06.17847

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-07-25.320079

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

3019 (9)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
359.48955651	21.01612208	0.20221525	MINIMUM
180.55520155	202.58730385	1.55621535	SADDLE
0.97180002	203.15401125	2.20212886	SADDLE
180.28845654	22.40089774	3.55722272	MAXIMUM

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