3254 Bus

3254 Bus
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date17 October 1982
Designations
(3254) Bus
Named after
Schelte J. Bus
(American astronomer)[2]
1982 UM · 1982 SW4
main-belt [1] · Hilda [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc34.69 yr (12,671 days)
Aphelion4.6044 AU
Perihelion3.3052 AU
3.9548 AU
Eccentricity0.1643
7.86 yr (2,873 days)
182.71°
0° 7m 31.08s / day
Inclination4.4462°
43.479°
305.67°
Jupiter MOID0.8515 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions31.104±0.895 km[5]
32.03 km (calculated)[4]
35.07±0.95 km[6]
6.62 h[7]
0.057 (assumed)[4]
0.058±0.003[6]
0.073±0.002[5]
SMASS = T [1]
D [5] · T [4]
11.00[6] · 11.2[1][4]

3254 Bus, provisional designation 1982 UM, is a rare-type Hildian asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 October 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona.[3] It is named after astronomer Schelte J. Bus.[2]

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