(3115) Baily Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Baily is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baily is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3115 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 PL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 16.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.