(3040) Kozai Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1979 by W. Liller at Cerro Tololo.
Where Kozai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kozai is 1.89 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3040 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 BA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,281 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.479 |
| Rotation period | 4.52 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 2.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.47 – 2.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 46.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.639 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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