(3329) Golay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1985 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Golay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golay is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3329 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.4 km (#2,439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.103 |
| Rotation period | 7.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0810 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.