2035 Stearns
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. B. Gibson |
| Discovery site | El Leoncito Complex |
| Discovery date | 21 September 1973 |
| Designations | |
| (2035) Stearns | |
Named after | Carl Leo Stearns (American astronomer) |
| 1973 SC · 1973 UG | |
| Mars-crosser Hungaria | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 44.35 yr (16,199 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.1317 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6366 AU |
| 1.8841 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1314 |
| 2.59 yr (945 d) | |
| 134.07° | |
| 0° 22m 51.96s / day | |
| Inclination | 27.751° |
| 77.035° | |
| 200.71° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.6305 AU (245 LD) |
| Mars MOID | 0.1655 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.82±0.52 km 5.28 km (derived) 6.00±1.20 km | |
| 51.89±0.20 h 85±0.1 h 93±1 h | |
| 0.40 (assumed) 0.443±0.177 0.65±0.30 | |
| Tholen = E SMASS = Xe B–V = 0.737 U–B = 0.280 V–R = 0.440 | |
| 12.61 13.0 | |
2035 Stearns, provisional designation 1973 SC, is a bright Hungaria asteroid and sizable Mars-crosser inside the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 September 1973, by American astronomer James Gibson at the Leoncito Astronomical Complex in Argentina. The transitional E-type asteroid has a long rotation period of 93 hours. It was named after American astronomer Carl Leo Stearns.