(3382) Cassidy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1948 by H. L. Giclas at Flagstaff.
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Where Cassidy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cassidy is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3382 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 RD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.40 km (#8,379 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 4.26 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 6.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. L. Giclas
- (1886) Lowell
- (2061) Anza
- (2118) Flagstaff
- (2201) Oljato
- (2313) Aruna
- (2347) Vinata
- (2415) Ganesa
- (3110) Wagman
- (3177) Chillicothe
- (3487) Edgeworth
- (3695) Fiala
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