(3161) Beadell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Beadell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beadell is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3161 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Rotation period | 36.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2705) Wu
- (2834) Christy Carol
- (2918) Salazar
- (2932) Kempchinsky
- (3333) Schaber
- (3430) Bradfield
- (3840) Mimistrobell
- (3846) Hazel
- (5161) Wightman
- (5457) Queen's
- (5799) Brewington