(3116) Goodricke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Goodricke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goodricke is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3116 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.78 km (#6,798 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 26.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 February 1983
- (2875) Lagerkvist
- (3117) Niepce
- (3150) Tosa
- (3594) Scotti
- (4198) Panthera
- (4764) Joneberhart
- (4931) Tomsk
- (4967) Glia
- (5200) Pamal
- (5317) Verolacqua
- (9541) Magri
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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