(3087) Beatrice Tinsley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1981 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M. at Lake Tekapo.
Where Beatrice Tinsley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beatrice Tinsley is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3087 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.57 km (#8,156 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 19.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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