(3459) Bodil Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 April 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.

Where Bodil is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBodilBodil

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bodil is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3459
Provisional designation1986 GB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.92 km (#6,672 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.214
Rotation period533 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.06
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination5.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.849 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 April 1986

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