(3225) Hoag Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1982 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Hoag is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoag is 1.82 au from the Sun and 0.843 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3225 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 QQ |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.24 km (#8,595 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 2.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 2.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 1.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0531 |
| Inclination | 25.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.796 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 August 1982
More named asteroids discovered by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M.
- (3025) Higson
- (3199) Nefertiti
- (3317) Paris
- (3554) Amun
- (3671) Dionysus
- (3700) Geowilliams
- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
- (4151) Alanhale
- (4379) Snelling
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