(3322) Lidiya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 December 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Lidiya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLidiyaLidiya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lidiya is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3322
Provisional designation1975 XY1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.39 km (#8,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.369
Rotation period710 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.95
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.217
Inclination23.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.937 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 1 December 1975

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