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3123 Dunham

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q588630

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
3122 Florence[4]
Followed by
3124 Kansas[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.54, +13.57[17][18]
Albedo
+0.04[37]
Apoapsis
+2.795, +2.795746952142551[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+223.42377, +223.667104358085[32][33]
Asteroid spectral type
F-type asteroid[12]
Diameter
+12.07[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+123.11843, +123.0537952015904[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+163.45323, +157.4234109803616[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
David W. Dunham[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.14 (0.14–0.14, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+1.99593, +1.998101542742337[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.86, +1410.640067711505[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1274509, +2.127389291250158[30][31]
Provisional designation
1977 QL4, 1981 QF2, 1981 SN2[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+172.534[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4612167, +2.461568121696355[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 30, 1981[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460383.6450802092
🏷️ Also known as
en Dunham de (3123) Dunham fa سیارک ۳۱۲۳ ja ダナム ru 1981 QF2 ru 1977 QL4 ru 1981 SN2 ru (3123) 1981 QF2 uk 3123 Дангем zh 小行星3123
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y1hqy
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003123
Minor Planet Center body ID
3123

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 3122 Florence
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20003123
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,383.64508 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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