(3306) Byron Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
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Where Byron is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Byron is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3306 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SM11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.61 km (#6,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 7.32 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 4.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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