(3299) Hall Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Hall is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHallHall

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hall is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3299
Provisional designation1980 TX5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.09 km (#8,793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.275
Rotation period10.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.56
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0785
Inclination5.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

Also discovered on 10 October 1980

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