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