(3376) Armandhammer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Armandhammer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Armandhammer is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3376
Provisional designation1982 UJ8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.89 km (#6,686 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.212
Rotation period7.92 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.51
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.0677
Inclination6.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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