(3278) Behounek Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Where Behounek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Behounek is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3278 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 BT |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.5 km (#1,302 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.16 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0169 |
| Inclination | 9.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 January 1984
More named asteroids discovered by A. Mrkos
- (2199) Klet
- (2304) Slavia
- (2325) Chernykh
- (2367) Praha
- (2403) Sumava
- (2404) Antarctica
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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