3059 Pryor
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | March 3, 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3059 |
| Alternative names | 1981 EF23 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5624602 |
| Perihelion | 1.9734866 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1298458 |
| Orbital period | 1247.5425577 |
| Mean anomaly | 80.00328 |
| Inclination | 2.35941 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 181.53598 |
| Argument of perihelion | 241.61457 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Sidereal rotation period | 24.544 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
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3059 Pryor (1981 EF23) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 3, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is named for American astronomer Tad Pryor in honor of his participation in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey when he was as an undergraduate student at Caltech.
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