(3353) Jarvis Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 December 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Jarvis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jarvis is 1.71 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3353
Provisional designation1981 YC
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.5 km (#4,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Rotation period202 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period2.54 years
Semi-major axis1.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.70 – 2.02 au
Eccentricity0.0848
Inclination21.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.708 au

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

Also discovered on 20 December 1981

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