(3367) Alex Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Alex is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alex is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3367 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.61 km (#5,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Rotation period | 9.60 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0646 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 February 1983
- (3413) Andriana
- (3525) Paul
- (3580) Avery
- (4079) Britten
- (7275) Earlcarpenter
- (7512) Monicalazzarin
- (7994) Bethellen
More named asteroids discovered by N. G. Thomas
- (2089) Cetacea
- (2366) Aaryn
- (2527) Gregory
- (2556) Louise
- (2558) Viv
- (2612) Kathryn
- (2683) Brian
- (2684) Douglas
- (2764) Moeller
- (2779) Mary
- (2895) Memnon
- (2927) Alamosa
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