(3414) Champollion Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 February 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Champollion is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Champollion is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3414
Provisional designation1983 DJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.22 km (#10,196 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.235
Rotation period5.28 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.87
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.41 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination5.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.991 au

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

Also discovered on 19 February 1983

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