(3400) Aotearoa Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1981 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M. at Lake Tekapo.
Where Aotearoa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aotearoa is 1.74 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3400 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 GX |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.77 |
| Orbital period | 2.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0989 |
| Inclination | 20.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.837 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.