(3366) Godel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1985 by T. Schildknecht at Zimmerwald.

Where Godel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Godel is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3366
Provisional designation1985 SD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.9 km (#2,693 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.113
Rotation period4.68 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.61
Orbital period5.21 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0865
Inclination9.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1985

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