(3124) Kansas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1981 by D. J. Tholen at Kitt Peak.
Where Kansas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kansas is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3124 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 9.11 hours |
| Spectral type | CG |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0792 |
| Inclination | 5.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1981
More named asteroids discovered by D. J. Tholen
- (11606) Almary
- (17045) Markert
- (72912) Fobarsti
- (164405) Fennell
- (164406) Akiyamatoshio
- (198968) Sparke
- (198971) Whitacre
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