(3320) Namba Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Namba is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNambaNamba

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Namba is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3320
Provisional designation1982 VZ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.71 km (#7,996 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.188
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.29
Orbital period3.86 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.34 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.0473
Inclination4.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

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

Also discovered on 14 November 1982

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