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Solar
Asteroid Near-Earth

McAuliffe

3352 McAuliffe (1981 CW)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.308 AU
True anomaly
216.47°
As of
29 August 2026

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
1.879 AU
Eccentricity
0.3691
Inclination
4.77°
Orbital period
2.58 years
Perihelion
1.185 AU
Aphelion
2.573 AU
Longitude of ascending node
107.33°
Argument of periapsis
16.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5

Physical properties

Rotation period
2.21 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.93
Spectral type
AMO

Discovery & classification

Near-Earth Object Named

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