(3246) Bidstrup Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Bidstrup is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bidstrup is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3246 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GQ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.10 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0313 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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