(3430) Bradfield Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Bradfield is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bradfield is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3430
Provisional designation1980 TF4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.49 km (#6,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.269
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.0976
Inclination4.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1980

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