(3194) Dorsey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 1982 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Dorsey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dorsey is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3194 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 KD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.9 km (#3,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.163 |
| Rotation period | 17.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0992 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.