(3263) Bligh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Bligh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bligh is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3263 |
| Provisional designation | 1932 CN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.93 km (#10,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.458 |
| Rotation period | 3.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0685 |
| Inclination | 7.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 February 1932
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- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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