(3167) Babcock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Babcock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babcock is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3167 |
| Provisional designation | 1955 RS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 15.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.