3806 Tremaine
3806 Tremaine|
3806 Tremaine (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). Jupiter is the outermost planet shown. |
| Discovery and designation |
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| Discovered by |
Bus, S. J. |
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| Discovery site |
Siding Spring |
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| Discovery date |
March 1, 1981 |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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| Aphelion |
3.3321729 |
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| Perihelion |
1.7531637 |
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2.5426683 |
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| Eccentricity |
0.3105024 |
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1480.9247635 days |
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327.15843 |
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| Inclination |
10.02189 |
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199.51632 |
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188.51657 |
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2454535.5997063 |
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| Physical characteristics |
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14.6 |
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3806 Tremaine is a small asteroid of the Alinda family. It was first sighted on 14 October 1975 and given the provisional designation 1975 TY5. Two more sightings occurred (1979 SC11 and 1979 TL2) before the March 1, 1981 sighting by Schelte J. Bus (provisional designation 1981 EW32) finally nailed down the orbit.
It is named for the noted Canadian astrophysicist Scott Tremaine.