(3812) Lidaksum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
Where Lidaksum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lidaksum is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3812 |
| Provisional designation | 1965 AK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.6 km (#1,205 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 8.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 18.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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