(3810) Aoraki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 1985 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M. at Lake Tekapo.
Where Aoraki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aoraki is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3810 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 DX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.63 km (#9,519 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 7.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 6.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 February 1985
More named asteroids discovered by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M.
- (2434) Bateson
- (3087) Beatrice Tinsley
- (3152) Jones
- (3305) Ceadams
- (3400) Aotearoa
- (3521) Comrie
- (3563) Canterbury
- (4154) Rumsey
- (4243) Nankivell
- (4248) Ranald
- (4409) Kissling
- (4819) Gifford
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