(3301) Jansje Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 February 1978 by Perth Observatory at Bickley.

Where Jansje is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jansje is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3301
Provisional designation1978 CT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.40 km (#9,888 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.418
Rotation period9.43 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination5.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.882 au

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

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