(3342) Fivesparks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1982 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.
Where Fivesparks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fivesparks is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3342 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,949 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 January 1982
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