(3811) Karma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1953 by L. Oterma at Turku.
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Where Karma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karma is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3811 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 TH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.3 km (#1,347 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 13.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1953
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- (1545) Thernoe
- (1558) Jarnefelt
- (1559) Kustaanheimo
- (1679) Nevanlinna
- (1680) Per Brahe
- (1695) Walbeck
- (1705) Tapio
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