(3505) Byrd Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Byrd is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Byrd is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3505 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,071 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 9.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.