(3222) Liller Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 July 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Liller is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLillerLiller

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liller is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3222
Provisional designation1983 NJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter34.9 km (#1,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0390
Rotation period12.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.53
Orbital period5.42 years
Semi-major axis3.09 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.88 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.0682
Inclination16.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 10 July 1983

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