(3407) Jimmysimms Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 February 1973 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.

Where Jimmysimms is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimmysimms is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3407
Provisional designation1973 DT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.7 km (#2,968 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Rotation period6.82 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.72
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also discovered on 28 February 1973

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