(3397) Leyla Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1964 by Burnham, R., Thomas, N. G. at Flagstaff.
Nancy Leyla Lohmiller (b. 1985), daughter of Muazzez Kumrucu Lohmiller, administrative assistant at the Minor Planet Center, is an accomplished flutist and poet. Her poem about comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) appeared in the Boston Globe. She is an occasional volunteer at the Minor Planet Center.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Leyla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leyla is 1.91 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3397 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 XA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.34 km (#9,978 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Rotation period | 3.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.298 |
| Inclination | 22.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.815 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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