(3266) Bernardus Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1978 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.
Where Bernardus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardus is 1.86 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3266 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.59 km (#7,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Rotation period | 10.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 2.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 26.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.787 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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