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3553 Mera

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q151818

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid, near-Earth object[3]
More facts +25
Follows
3552 Don Quixote[6]
Followed by
3554 Amun[7]
Absolute magnitude
16.5, 16.4[18][19]
Apoapsis
2.17 (2.17–324.8M, n=3)
Apparent magnitude
20.25[17]
Argument of periapsis
288.9 (288.9–288.9, n=3)
Diameter
2.55
Discoverer or inventor
Carolyn S. Shoemaker[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
232.5 (232.5–232.6, n=3)
Mean anomaly
116.6 (74.9–126.8, n=3)
Minor planet group
Amor asteroid, asteroid belt[8][9]
Named after
Maera[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.32 (0.32–0.32, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
36.8 (36.8–36.8, n=3)[20][21][22]
Orbital period
770.4 (2.11–770.4, n=3)
Parent astronomical body
Sun[10]
Periapsis
1.12 (1.12–167.3M, n=3)
Provisional designation
1985 JA[11]
Rotation period
3.1944
Semi-major axis of an orbit
1.64 (1.64–246.0M, n=3)
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
May 14, 1985[12]
Time of periapsis
2460750.9369371342
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7fmc
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003553
Minor Planet Center body ID
3553

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
asteroid, near-Earth object
Minor planet group 2
asteroid belt, Amor asteroid
Discoverer or inventor 1
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
3554 Amun
Followed by (predecessor) 1
3554 Amun
Follows 1
3552 Don Quixote
Named after 1
Maera
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
3552 Don Quixote
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Summary

3553 Mera is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Carolyn S. Shoemaker

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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