(3305) Ceadams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1985 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M. at Lake Tekapo.
Where Ceadams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ceadams is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3305 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 KB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,069 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Rotation period | 2.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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