(3018) Godiva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Godiva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Godiva is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3018 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 KM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.17 km (#6,416 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Rotation period | 10.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 4.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.913 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 May 1982
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- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
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